Oregon Humanities

Oregon Humanities and Reed College offer free, college-level humanities course in downtown Portland

20 May 2013

Oregon Humanities is accepting applications for Humanity in Perspective (HIP), a free, two-semester college-credit course offered in Portland in partnership with Reed College. Curious, ambitious adults living on low incomes who want to explore challenging ideas about power, justice, knowledge, and community are encouraged to apply.

Applications should be submitted by Monday, July 15, 2013, and are available for download at oregonhumanities.org. Applicants must be 18 years... More

Oregon Humanities Names New Executive Director

Adam Davis takes the helm of the forty-two-year-old organization August 5.

22 April 2013

The board of directors of Oregon Humanities (OH) has named Adam Davis as the organization’s new executive director, announced board chair John Frohnmayer on Monday. Davis comes to OH from the Center for Civic Reflection in Chicago, where he currently serves as director, and will officially assume his duties August 5.

Davis will be the fifth executive director of Oregon Humanities, an independent nonprofit established in 1971 by the National Endowment for the Humanities,... More

Happy Hour Series Considers Dissent and Defense of Civil Rights

Oregon Humanities’ 2013 Think & Drink series kicks off March 21

28 February 2013

Oregon Humanities’ 2013 Think & Drink series kicks off on Thursday, March 21 with a look at civic dissent and defense civil rights at the Mission Theater (1624 NW Glisan, Portland) from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. (doors at 5:00 p.m.). Minors allowed when accompanied by an adult. Think & Drink events are free and open to the public.

The conversation will feature Michael Kazin, professor of history at Georgetown University, co-editor of Dissent magazine, and author of American... More

Free Statewide Community Discussions this Spring

Conversation Project programs cover topics such as censorship, life after war, and racial diversity in Oregon.

25 February 2013

Communities around the state have year-round access to free discussions through the Conversation Project, a program of Oregon Humanities that connects Oregonians with public scholars and provocative ideas.

Forty-seven different Conversation Project programs will take place in twenty-five communities around the state this spring. This season’s programs address such topics as the changing face of downtown, life after war, black history of Oregon, censorship, and... More

Oregon Humanities Call for Submissions on Theme "Skin"

The magazine will accept proposals and drafts for its summer 2013 issue through March 11, 2013

20 February 2013

Oregonians who have something to say about the body, race, and wellness—or any subject having to do the physical side of being human—are invited to submit an essay or article for Oregon Humanities magazine’s spring 2013 issue on the theme “Skin.”

Contributors are encouraged to visit oregonhumanities.org to review the guidelines, download the complete call for submissions, and familiarize themselves with the publication. No phone calls, please.

Submit a proposal or... More