Oregon Humanities

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

Oregon Council for the Humanities and Reed College begin ninth year of partnership in free college-level humanities course.

25 June 2009

Humanity in Perspective (HIP), a free, two-semester, college-level course in the humanities for low-income adults in Portland offered by the Oregon Council for the Humanities (OCH) and Reed College, is accepting applications for the 2009-10 year until Friday, July 24, 2009.
Applications are available for download on the OCH website (oregonhumanities.org) or by request from Sarah Van Winkle, OCH Program Coordinator, at (503) 241-0543, ext. 112. Applicants can apply directly... More

Free Public Panel Examines Immigration Reform in the U.S.

Oregon scholars explore the history and current issues of immigration nationally and in the Northwest.

18 June 2009

Immigration remains one of the most complex and potentially divisive issues the United States and the Northwest face today, with economic, social, cultural, and political questions that transform how communities interact. This issue is the focus of a free public panel sponsored by the Oregon Council for the Humanities in partnership with the American Leadership Forum.
“The Unfinished Nation: Dilemmas and Decisions on Immigration Reform” will be held on Saturday, July 18,... More

President Obama Nominates James Leach Chair of National Endowment for the Humanities

The fifteen-term Congressman from Iowa would head up the national agency.

09 June 2009

President Barack Obama has nominated James Leach, an Iowa Congressman and university professor with a long and distinguished career, as the next chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Oregon Council for the Humanities (OCH), an independent, nonprofit affiliate of the NEH, joins the NEH and the Federation of State Humanities Councils in enthusiastically endorsing the president’s decision.

James Leach has served as Chair of the House Committee on Banking... More

Happy-Hour Discussion Examines Morality and Self Deception

Writer Ursula K. Le Guin and OSU professor Lani Roberts are the next Think & Drink guests.

19 May 2009

Join writer Ursula K. Le Guin and Oregon State University philosophy professor Lani Roberts for an interactive discussion exploring morality and self-deception—including our ideals of morality, how we deceive ourselves individually and collectively, and the concept of moral evolution—at the next Think & Drink, a happy-hour series that sparks provocative conversations about big ideas.
Think & Drink will be held on Wednesday, June 17, 2009, at 6:30 at rontoms, 600 E. Burnside,... More

Oregon Humanities Call for Submissions on Theme of "Away"

The magazine will accept proposals and drafts for its fall 2009 issue through June 15, 2009.

13 May 2009

Oregon Humanities magazine, the triannual publication of the Oregon Council for the Humanities (OCH), is seeking submissions for the fall 2009 issue on the theme of “Away.” OCH is particularly interested in works that explore the theme in terms of various topics including migration, immigration, displacement, mobility, nationalism, globalism, travel, or tourism.
Writers who are interested in contributing to this issue should submit a proposal or draft by June 15, 2009, to... More