Oregon Humanities

Happy-Hour Series Considers Technology and the Future

Oregon Humanities’ four-part Think & Drink series kicks off March 14

07 February 2012

Oregon Humanities’ Think & Drink series explores how technology shapes the future by looking at social movements, food, artificial intelligence, and robotic warfare. Think & Drink events are free and open to the public.

All events in the series will take place from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at The Mission Theater, 1624 NW Glisan, Portland. Minors with parents allowed. The series includes the following events:

• Future of Social Movements and Citizen Power: Wednesday, March 14,... More

$1,000 Grant Awarded for Wallowa County Discussion Series

Oregon Humanities awards Responsive Program Grant to support “Wallowa County in Transition: New Stories from the Old West”

18 January 2012

Oregon Humanities has awarded a Responsive Program Grant of $1,000 to Wallowa Land Trust and Wallowa Resources to support “Wallowa County in Transition: New Stories from the Old West,” a series on how people in rural areas adapt to changing economies, social structures, political landscapes, and ecosystems. Fishtrap is cosponsoring the series. Oregon Humanities is sponsoring two panel discussions:

“Creative Markets for Traditional Products” will take place on... More

Oregon Humanities Welcomes New Board Members

Sona Karentz Andrews, Stephen Beaudoin, and Dave Weich join the Oregon Humanities board

15 December 2011

The Oregon Humanities board elected two new members at the fall 2011 meeting, and Governor Kitzhaber appointed a third in November.

Sona Karentz Andrews serves as the vice chancellor for academic strategies for the Oregon University System. Andrews has held faculty positions at the University of Minnesota, University of Wisconsin, and Boise State University. In 2004 she was appointed provost and vice president for academic affairs at Boise State University and held that... More

Apply Now to Host Free Conversation Project Programs

Through January 31, 2012, Oregon nonprofits can apply to host interactive, facilitated conversation programs this spring.

01 December 2011

Enlightening and stimulating, provocative and informative: that’s what people are saying about the Conversation Project, which provides free programs for nonprofit organizations to engage community members in humanities-based discussions about critical issues and ideas. The Conversation Project is a program of Oregon Humanities.

Conversation Project programs bring people together to learn from an expert, share ideas, and understand differing perspectives on a given... More

Free Statewide Community Discussions This Winter

Conversation Project programs cover topics such as racial diversity in Oregon, land use, and decision making in a democracy.

14 November 2011

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.

The 2011–12 Conversation Project lineup features 26 programs that span diverse topics, including the use of natural resources, the history of Black people in Oregon, gender in pop music, censorship, the Civil War, decision making in a democracy, and volunteerism in... More