The Story Behind the Schwartz Prize: Exceeding Even Our Most Optimistic Expectations

By George Hanlin, Director of Grants, Indiana Humanities Each year at the National Humanities Conference, the Federation of State Humanities Councils presents the Schwartz Prize to up to three state … Read more

Accepting Applications for 2023 NHC Equitable Access Grants

The Federation of State Humanities Councils (Federation) and the National Humanities Alliance (NHA) are pleased to announce a new grant program to support the attendance and travel expenses of up … Read more

Indianapolis: A City Flourishing with the Humanities and Arts

Indiana Humanities is excited that the 2023 National Humanities Conference has been rescheduled from 2020 to 2023, the year of its 50th Anniversary!  The conference and Indiana Humanities’ critical role as … Read more

Meet the 2023 Federation Board of Directors

The 2023 Federation Board of Directors welcomed two new board members on November 12: Miranda Restovic, President and Executive Director of the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities and Leo G. … 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

2022 National Humanities Conference Equitable Access Grant Recipients

The Federation of State Humanities Councils and the National Humanities Alliance are pleased to announce the 2022 National Humanities Conference Equitable Access grant recipients. This program has been made possible … Read more

National Humanities Conference Equitable Access Grants

The Federation of State Humanities Councils (Federation) and the National Humanities Alliance (NHA) are pleased to announce a new grant program to support the attendance and travel expenses of up … Read more

Statement on the Federation’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access Work

Statement on the Federation’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access Work Passed July 16, 2021 The Federation of State Humanities Councils’ board of directors and staff are committed to furthering racial … Read more

Black Roots: Everett Fly Delivers Frederick Law Olmsted Lecture at Harvard University

“Bit by bit, I was able to find enough documentation on thirty or forty Black communities, including Tuskegee, Alabama; Mound Bayou, Mississippi; Hobson City, Alabama; and Eatonville, Florida. I collected enough to submit a coherent paper and thought I had proved my point—that African Americans had even built towns,” Fly said. Read on to learn more about “American Cultural Landscapes: Black Roots and Treasures.”

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