The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities welcomes Sharon Collier, Touba Ghadessi, Gina McDonald, Jean Patiky, and John Simmonds to its Board of Directors. The new members bring expertise in the areas of scholarship, technology, finance, leadership development, arts, and community engagement.
2015 MAJOR GRANTS ANNOUNCED
Dr. William Adams, the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), joined U.S. Senator Jack Reed and staff and board members from the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities to announce the Council’s Major Grants on Monday, April 13.
RI HISTORICAL SOCIETY SEEKS BLACK HISTORY ARTIFACTS
APRIL 15, 2015 The Rhode Island Historical Society has launched an ambitious project to tell the story of Rhode Island’s blacks in the 20th century, funded in part by the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities.
TD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS KIDS READING ACROSS RHODE ISLAND
The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities has received a $12,602 grant from TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank® to support Rhode Island Center for the Book’s Kids Reading Across Rhode Island, a summer reading initiative for students in grades 3-6 that encourages students across the state to read one particular book and engage in community discussions and programs.
JOIN SPECIAL GUESTS FOR MAJOR GRANTS ANNOUNCEMENT
Please join us on Monday, April 13 at the Providence Public Library when the Council will be joined by special guests Senator Jack Reed and National Endowment for the Humanities […]
RECENT MINI GRANT AWARDS
The Council recently awarded $8,200 to the following humanities projects…
IN THE NEWS: READING ACROSS RI
Robin Kall of Reading with Robin featured the Rhode Island Center for the Book’s Reading Across Rhode Island program in partnership with the Council’s EnRICHment Opportunities in GoLocalProv. Robin serves as the chair of the May Breakfast, which will feature a keynote address by author Derek Miller on May 16 at Rhodes on the Pawtuxet.
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities seeks nominations for the 2015 Celebration of the Humanities awards. The theme of the 2015 Celebration is Connect the Dots, focusing on how […]
READING ACROSS RI KICKS OFF!
The Council and the RI Center for the Book kicked off the 2015 Reading Across Rhode Island program with a packed house at the Pell Center at Salve Regina University on Saturday, January 31. This year’s selected book is Norwegian by Night by Derek B. Miller. The event previewed offerings of the EnRICHment program.
NEH CHAIRMAN ANNOUNCES NEW INTIATIVE
With a long and proud history of promoting the humanities in public life, the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities looks forward to supporting this new initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities–The Common Good: The Humanities in the Public Square.
