Hawai’i – Kā Molokaʻi Makahiki

Ka Ipu Makani Cultural Heritage Center and the Center for Oral History

January 24, 2026

2025 National Humanities Conference – Canceled

Update: June 26, 2025 On April 2, 2025, all humanities councils received emails and letters under the signature of NEH Acting Chair Michael McDonald notifying them that all awarded federal … Read more

November 12–16, 2025

2025 Humanities on the Hill

Humanities on the Hill (HoH) is a three-day event taking place in Washington, DC during March 4-6, 2025 that brings together humanities councils from all over the greater United States. … Read more

March 4–6, 2025

The Schwartz Prize

About the Prize The Schwartz Prize was established by Helen and Martin Schwartz in the early 1980s and has brought recognition to outstanding public humanities programs every year. A panel … Read more

November 15, 2024

2024 National Humanities Conference

The Federation of State Humanities Councils, the National Humanities Alliance, and host council Rhode Island Humanities invite you to join us in the “Ocean State” at the 2024 National Humanities Conference November 13-17 in … Read more

November 13–17, 2024

2024 Humanities on the Hill

Humanities on the Hill (HoH) is a three-day event taking place in early March 2024 and brings together humanities councils from all over the greater United States. Participants will gather to … Read more

March 5–7, 2024

The 2022 National Humanities Conference

NHC 2022 will take place in Los Angeles, California November 10-13, 2022. Learn more.

November 10–13, 2022

The 2021 Schwartz Prize

The Call for Nominations for the 2021 Schwartz Prize is now open! We are accepting nominations for the 39th annual Schwartz Prize through Sept. 13, 2021. Questions? Check out our … Read more

November 3–12, 2021

The 2017 Schwartz Prize

Congratulations to the 2017 Schwartz Prize Winner! The 2017 Schwartz Prize was awarded to Indiana Humanities for their program “Next Indiana Campfires,” a program judges lauded as “groundbreaking” and a … Read more

November 2–5, 2017

Council Events

Missouri – By the People Humanities Celebration

Jefferson City, MO

February 3, 2026

Oregon – Consider This: The Stories We Tell About Our Nations with Colum McCann

Alberta Rose Theater, Portland, OR

February 3, 2026

Texas – Kodama: Echoes Across Time

Asia Society Texas Center, Houston, TX

February 1, 2026

Iowa – Open Book Series

Schools across Iowa

January 30 – February 10, 2026