Oregon Humanities

Free College Course for Low-Income Adults in Salem

Oregon Humanities is now accepting applications for free college-level humanities course offered at Willamette University

21 February 2012

Adults living on low incomes in the Salem area who want to explore challenging ideas about power, justice, knowledge, and community can now apply for Humanity in Perspective (HIP), which will take place from mid-May through August 2012 at Willamette University.

HIP is a free, one-semester college course for adults who do not have college degrees and who face financial barriers to continuing their education. The course is offered by Oregon Humanities and taught by... More

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 6:30 to 8:00 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