OCH Press Releases

2008

  • November 17, 2008: Happy hour conversation series launches (Think & Drink)
  • August 18, 2008: OCH relocates in downtown Portland
  • July 31, 2008: Grants available to Oregon nonprofit organizations for humanities programming (Grants)
  • June 30, 2008: Oregon Council for the Humanities awards $34,000 to nonprofits across the state (Public Program Grants)
  • June 26, 2008: Free college course for low-income, Portland-area adults (Humanity in Perspective)
  • June 23, 2008: Free public lecture examines class, place, and hurricane recovery (Teacher Institutes)
  • May 14, 2008: Art, meat, and enlightenment in American sport fishing (Commonplace Series)
  • March 5, 2008: OCH and Portland theater company team up in innovative disccusion series (Four Questions)
  • February 19, 2008: Free summer institute looks at class in America (Teacher Institutes)


    • 2007

  • November 15, 2007: OCH awards more than $43,000 to nonprofits across the state (Public Program Grants)
  • September 10, 2007: Native journalist discusses challenges faced by urban Indians (Commonplace Lectures)
  • July 18, 2007: Free college course for low-Income, Portland-area adults (Humanity in Perspective)
  • July 17, 2007: New director charts course of accessibility, diversity, for Oregon Council for the Humanities
  • June 4, 2007: Twelve Oregon high school sophomores receive $2,000 humanities grants (Young Scholars)
  • April 24, 2007: Geographer looks at impact of Russian and Ukrainian refugees in Oregon (Commonplace Lectures)
  • March 15, 2007: $2,000 humanities grants offered to Oregon high school sophomores (Young Scholar Grants)
  • March 15, 2007: Free summer institutes for Oregon teachers (Teacher Institutes)
  • March 15, 2007: Lawson Inada begins second year as Oregon's Poet Laureate
  • February 19, 2007: OCH teams up with Portland Center Stage for innovative discussion series (Four Questions)
  • February 14, 2007: OCH names Cara Ungar-Gutierrez as new executive director
  • January 29, 2007: Critic calls for new direction in Oregon's architecture and land-use planning (Commonplace Lectures)

    • General OCH information

    The Oregon Council for the Humanities is an independent, nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. OCH was established in 1971 and is one of five statewide partners of the Oregon Cultural Trust. If you have questions about any of our programs, please view our staff list to find the appropriate contact person or call us at (503) 241-0543 in Portland or (800) 735-0543 from elsewhere in the state.