Free College Course For Low-Income, Salem-Area Adults
Oregon Humanities and Willamette University offer free college-level humanities course.
02 February 2010 | Permalink
This summer, adults living on low incomes in the Salem area who want to explore challenging ideas about power, justice, knowledge, and community will have a chance to participate in Humanity in Perspective (HIP), a free, one-semester, college-credit course in the humanities. HIP, a program of Oregon Humanities (formerly Oregon Council for the Humanities OCH), is offered in Salem in partnership with Willamette University. Applications should be submitted by April 16, 2010.
Applications are available for download on the Oregon Humanities website (oregonhumanities.org) or by request from Program Coordinator Sarah Van Winkle at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or (800) 735-0543, ext. 112.
Applicants must be 18 years of age or older, able to speak and write fluently in English, and willing to commit to attending class two evenings per week during the four-month program. Applicants are not required to have a high school diploma or GED. Those who already have a college degree are not eligible.
The course begins May 18, 2010. Classes meet twice weekly, from May to August, at Willamette University in Salem. HIP students receive free tuition, books, and other course materials; reimbursement for childcare during class; free bus tickets for transportation to and from class; and transferable college credit from Willamette University.
HIP aims to promote the intellectual and personal growth of students, spark their interest in civic and community life, and encourage them to continue their education. Since its inception in 2001, HIP has provided more than 350 economically and educationally disadvantaged individuals across the state the opportunity to study the humanities in a college-level course. Subjects of study include philosophy, literature, ancient Greek and American history, politics, and theater. Reading and writing assignments are roughly equivalent to those of a first-year, college-level humanities survey course.
Oregon Humanities connects Oregonians to ideas that transform communities. More information about our programs and publications, which include the Conversation Project: A New Chautauqua, Think & Drink, Humanity in Perspective, Teacher Institutes, Happy Camp, Public Program Grants, Responsive Program Grants, and Oregon Humanities magazine, can be found at oregonhumanities.org. Oregon Humanities is an independent, nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities and a partner of the Oregon Cultural Trust.
