RI Humanities

UPCOMING ESSAY IN PUBLIC CONFERENCE

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University of Rhode Island, Brown University, and the New School University partner with the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities to present a free one-day conference on the future of research-based journalism and long-form writing, on March 18, 2016, at the University of Rhode Island Feinstein Providence Campus, 80 Washington Street, Providence, as part of a year-long series titled, “What is the 21st Century Essay?,” a commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Pulitzer Prizes.

OP-ED: LET’S MARKET R.I.’S HERITAGE & HISTORY

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The steering committee of Catalyzing Newport argue for the important role Rhode Island’s history and heritage should play in creating a new tourism and business attraction campaign for the state. This op-ed appeared in The Providence Journal on November 2, 2015.

CELEBRATION CONNECTS COMMUNITY

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The Rhode Island Council for the Humanities honored Roger Mandle, art historian, curator, and former president of the Rhode Island School of Design, Consuelo Sherba, co-founder and artistic director of […]

OP-ED: LEGISLATING AS IT ONCE WAS: THE NEH TURNS 50

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Elizabeth Francis and James Ludes write about Senator Claiborne Pell’s legislative process and the humanities as we mark the 50th Anniversary of the NEH in an op-ed that appeared on the Congress Blog of The Hill, the Capitol Hill newspaper, on October 9, 2015.

CELEBRATION AWARDEES

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2015 Celebration of the Humanities Presented by Rhode Island Council for the Humanities and honorary co-chairs Senator Jack Reed & Senator Sheldon Whitehouse Thursday, October 8, 2015 6:00pm – 8:00pm […]

GRANTS INFORMATION WORKSHOPS

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Have ideas for a new public humanities project? Join us for a free workshop to learn about upcoming major and mini grant opportunities for nonprofit organizations and individual researchers planning public programs in the humanities.