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17 July 2007
Humanity in Perspective (HIP), a free, two-semester, college-level course in the... More
16 July 2007
In her first 100 days as executive director of the Oregon Council for the... More
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17 July 2007
Humanity in Perspective (HIP), a free, two-semester, college-level course in the humanities for low-income adults, begins its seventh year in Portland this fall. The Oregon Council for the Humanities (OCH), which offers the program in partnership with Reed College, is accepting applications for the program through Monday, August 20, 2007.
Applications are available for download on the OCH website (http://www.oregonhum.org) or by request from Jennifer Allen, OCH Education Program Director, at (503) 241-0543.
HIP aims to promote the intellectual and personal growth of students, to spark their interest in civic and community life, and to encourage them to continue their education. HIP offers course participants two semesters of... More
16 July 2007
In her first 100 days as executive director of the Oregon Council for the Humanities (OCH), Cara Ungar-Gutierrez has met daily with a wide variety of Oregonians, from members of the state’s cultural and philanthropic communities to inmates at Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution in Pendleton and representatives of the state’s minority communities—all while learning the ins and outs of the nonprofit she took charge of in March.
But for Ungar-Gutierrez—who is the third director, and the first woman, to head the 36-year-old independent, nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)—being out in the community and talking to people about OCH and the humanities is essential to changing the culture of the... More
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