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For the fall/winter 2014 issue of Oregon Humanities, we want to hear your stories, ideas, thoughts, and arguments about quandaries. Tell us about a pickle you’ve been in. Report on the surprising aftermath of a historical impasse or the… Continue reading
Blog
Tuesday and Thursday afternoons this June and July, the Oregon Humanities seminar room has been full: Twenty-four alumni of Write Around Portland workshops and OH’s Humanity in Perspective course gather in a close rectangle to read,… Continue reading
Blog
Though his actual birthday was in April, when Thomas Jefferson became President, he told the White House staff: “The only birthday I ever commemorate is that of our Independence, the Fourth of July.” On his tombstone, he called himself… Continue reading
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On a recent evening in Medford, I had the good fortune to participate in an after-work conversation with people doing difficult and necessary work in Jackson and Josephine counties—work with public libraries, military veterans, schools,… Continue reading
Magazine
This issue of the magazine explores narcissism, self, surveillance, solitude, and connection, and features a conversation with William T. Vollmann and essays by Edwin Battistella, Jay Ponteri, Courtenay Hameister, Joanna Rose, and Daniel… Continue reading
Magazine
Imagine you’re an accountant. (Or, if you’re an accountant, imagine you’re you.)
Now imagine that numbers terrify you. Your pulse quickens and your throat closes up as you’re buttoning your shirt for work in the morning. Brushing your… Continue reading
Bring Your Own
Oregon Humanities Executive Director Adam Davis says conversation has the power to make us look afresh at who we are and what we do, and do the same for the people around us.
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I eyed the thirty chairs set up in small circles around the top-floor room of North Portland Library and frowned. That Sunday in February 2012, I would be leading my Conversation Project program “Why Aren’t There More Black People in… Continue reading
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I stand in the cosmetics aisle at the Rite-Aid on Coburg Road, in my hometown of Eugene, considering options for a tinted moisturizer. I’ve worn eye makeup and a slick of lipstick or gloss since high school, but in my thirties and… Continue reading
Current job openings
We are looking for old souls with raw talent, fresh insights, and an insatiable desire to connect Oregonians to new stories, ideas, and perspectives. As an intern, you will be joining a creative, dedicated, curious staff of can-doers. Your role: create, edit, and disseminate all sorts of content that will see the light of day in print and online. Duties may include the following:
• Write… Continue reading
Support UsWays to Give
The Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund has awarded Oregon Humanities a three-year challenge grant to help us broaden our base of support. They will award us a total of $60,000 over the next three years, but only if we can raise the same amount from new donors.
If you have never made a gift to Oregon Humanities, this is the chance for your first donation to do twice as much to get people together—across differences, beliefs, and… Continue reading
How Oregon Humanities Changes Lives
My grandmother taught us not to be afraid to go after knowledge,” says twenty-two-year-old Daniel Smith. This spring, Smith’s family—including his grandmother, McCleda Dixon—watched him graduate from Oregon Humanities’ Humanity in Perspective (HIP) program, a free college course for low-income adults offered in partnership with Reed College and Willamette University.
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Originally published in 1991, The First Oregonians: Second Edition is revised and expanded for a new generation of Oregonians. It provides a comprehensive view of Oregon’s native peoples from the past to the present. In this remarkable volume, Oregon Indians tell their own stories, with more than half of the book’s chapters written by members of Oregon’s nine federally recognized tribes. Using oral histories and personal… Continue reading
Volunteer
From stuffing envelopes to helping at events, we love our volunteers and appreciate their support.
Thank you for your interest in volunteering for Oregon Humanities. If you would like to take part in one of the opportunities listed on this page, indicate which one on your application. If we don’t have any volunteer opportunities listed, we’ll keep your application on file. If your qualifications and availability meet requirements to… Continue reading