Oregon Humanities

Free Summer Teacher Institute on Fundamentalism

Oregon Humanities offers teachers the chance to explore the social and political roots of fundamentalism.

01 February 2011

Oregon secondary school teachers will examine the topic of religious fundamentalism at a free summer institute sponsored by Oregon Humanities.

“The Many Faces of Fundamentalism” is a free weekend program offered to Oregon secondary school teachers July 7-10, 2011, at the University of Oregon in Eugene. The registration deadline for the institute is April 15, 2011. Interested teachers may register online.

Enrollment is limited and preference is given to first-time... More

Free College Course for Low-Income, Salem-Area Adults

Oregon Humanities and Willamette University offer free college-level humanities course.

01 February 2011

This summer, adults living on low incomes in the Salem area who want to explore challenging ideas about power, justice, knowledge, and community can participate in Humanity in Perspective (HIP), a free, one-semester, college-credit course in the humanities. HIP, a program of Oregon Humanities, is offered in Salem in partnership with Willamette University.

Applications should be submitted by April 1, 2011, and are available for download on the Oregon Humanities website (More

Happy Hour Conversation About WikiLeaks

An influential blogger and University of Oregon journalism professor headline Oregon Humanities’ winter Think & Drink

20 January 2011

Aaron Bady, dubbed “The Unknown Blogger Who Changed WikiLeaks Coverage” by Atlantic Monthly, and Peter Laufer, University of Oregon journalism professor, will lead a discussion on the implications of WikiLeaks at the winter 2011 Think & Drink.

The Oregon Humanities happy-hour conversation will be Thursday, February 24, 2011, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at rontoms, 600 E. Burnside, Portland.

The website WikiLeaks released hundreds of thousands of U.S. government documents... More

Looking For Conversation Project Leaders

Apply by March 31, 2011, to help Oregon Humanities with statewide conversations.

18 January 2011

Oregon Humanities seeks smart, passionate, and curious people who are willing to step out from behind the podium and lead active public conversations. Applicants should be knowledgeable in one or more humanities disciplines and also teachers at heart, regardless of their day job.

Apply online at oregonhumanities.org by March 31, 2011. For more information, contact Jennifer Allen, Director of Programs, (503) 241-0543 / (800) 735-0543 ext. 118, or by email.

The... More

Oregon Humanities Awards $1,000 Grant for Forum on Race and Community Development

Take III Outreach will screen film and host panel discussion.

12 January 2011

More than forty years after the civil rights movement, the average African American family has just one-eighth the wealth of the average white American family, and much of the disparity is due to differences in housing. Oregon Humanities has awarded a $1,000 Responsive Program Grant to Take III Outreach for its forum exploring the role of race in community development.

The forum, The Power of an Illusion, on will be held January 29 at noon in the Fellowship Hall of First... More