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to strengthen the civic, cultural, and social fabric of our nation through the humanities.
Photo credit: Kira Hirota, A Prime Time Family Reading produced by Humanities Washington.
2022 Schwartz Prize Winners
Congratulations to the Hawai’i and Oklahoma Humanities Councils for winning the Schwartz Prizes for outstanding programming.
Our members tell the stories of our shared human experience, strengthen communities, and help bridge divides.
Making Meaning: Why Humanities Matter
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Expanding History and Exploring Collective Identity
In the age of twenty-four hour news cycles, Zoom rooms, and “googleability,” processes of circulating information and engaging in public dialogue has been accelerated to unprecedented levels. While there are … Read more
Hawai’i and Oklahoma Humanities Councils Win Schwartz Prizes for Outstanding Humanities Programming
November 17, 2022 [Los Angeles, CA] The Federation of State Humanities Councils (Federation) presented the 2022 Schwartz Prize for outstanding work in the public humanities to: Hawai’i Council for the Humanities … Read more
Celebrating Public Humanities Programming
Throughout October, the Federation celebrated the ways in which councils are centering community, connection, and exploration through their public humanities programs year-round. National Arts and Humanities Month is a time … Read more
