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.
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: 2016 CELEBRATION AWARDS
Submit your nominations to honor the work of extraordinary members of the public humanities community!
PULITZER CENTENNIAL PROGRAMMING IN RI
The Humanities Council announces a collaborative series of programs in Rhode Island to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Pulitzer Prizes in 2016.
RECENT MINI GRANT AWARDEES
The Council is pleased to start the new year with the announcement of our recent mini grant awardees.
OP-ED: LET’S MARKET R.I.’S HERITAGE & HISTORY
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
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 […]
MINI GRANTS AWARDED
The Council recently awarded over $13,800 to seven public humanities projects across the state. Congratulations to our grantees!
OP-ED: LEGISLATING AS IT ONCE WAS: THE NEH TURNS 50
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
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
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.
