FEATURED COUNCIL PROGRAM
2012 Schwartz Prize Winner
Humanities Tennessee wins award for outstanding work in the public humanities for Chapter 16, a website that responds to the decline of newspaper coverage of books, local writers and authors touring the state by generating content for traditional media and the general public.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
- Federation Board Meeting
Chicago, IL
July 19–20, 2013 - Federation Board Meeting
Birmingham, AL
November 7, 2013 - 2013 National Humanities Conference
Birmingham, AL
November 7–10, 2013 - 2014 Federation Board Meeting
Washington, DC
January 24–25, 2014
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NEWS FROM THE FEDERATION
- New! 2012 Income Survey Report revised 5-13-2013
- New! Signed Senate Dear Colleague letter FY 2014
- New! Signed House Dear Colleague letter FY 2014
- Testimony on Behalf of the Federation of State Humanities Councils
- NEH announces President's FY2014 budget request
- Federation President Esther Mackintosh's remarks from Humanities on the Hill Briefing now available
- Transcription of the 2012 National Humanities Conference Opening Plenary speech by Don Randel, Mellon Foundation
- Federation awards 2012 Schwartz Prizes to Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Tennessee councils
- Are We Losing Our Humanity? FSHC President Esther Mackintosh speaks on panel at National Press Club (Video)
NEWS FROM THE COUNCILS
May 10-11, 2013: Kentucky Humanities Council names Ben Chandler as its new Executive Director.
May 8, 2013: The Fleming County Covered Bridge Museum will host a Kentucky Humanities Council Chatauqua presentation of Dr. Ephraim McDowell, the Father of Abdominal Surgery.
May 7, 2013: Indiana Humanities host fifth annual Conversations to Examine the Next 200 Years that look toward the future and building on economic success.
April 8, 2013: Poets explore Native American heritage in verse at free public reading. Virginia Foundation for the Humanities' Virginia Indian program director highlighted.
April 3, 2013: SC Humanities Festival celebrates local history and culture of host community. Festival has been to 15 different cities during its 19 year span.