Oregon Humanities

Grants Available to Oregon Nonprofit Organizations for Public Humanities Programs

Oregon Humanities opens its 2010 grants cycle.

13 August 2009

Nonprofit organizations across Oregon may now apply for Public Program Grants between $1,000 and $5,000 from Oregon Humanities (formerly Oregon Council for the Humanities). Grant guidelines are available for download (oregonhumanities.org) or by request from Development and Program Coordinator Annie Dubinsky at (503) 241-0543, ext. 116.

Letters of inquiry must be postmarked by October 31, 2009. Full proposals, if invited, will be due by December 15, 2009. Public Program... More

Senate Approves President Obama's Nomination of James Leach as Chair of National Endowment for the Humanities

The fifteen-term Congressman from Iowa will serve as the next chair of the national agency.

13 August 2009

The United States Senate has approved President Obama’s nomination of 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 Humanities, an independent, nonprofit affiliate of the NEH, joins the NEH and the Federation of State Humanities Councils in celebrating this confirmation.

Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), senior member of the Senate Health, Education,... More

Media Advisory: Writer Brian Doyle Keynote Speaker at Youth "Happiness" Symposium, August 3, 2009, in Portland

28 July 2009

WHAT: Brian Doyle, award-winning author and editor of Portland Magazine, will deliver the keynote address at the 2009 Summer Honors Symposium for teens that will focus on “The Pursuit of Happiness.” The symposium is a free, three-day event that gathers 100 Oregon teens from both public and private high schools to explore historical, spiritual, philosophical, and economic approaches to happiness, in workshops and reading discussions led by exceptional teachers from... More

Conversation Project programs available to Oregon nonprofits

Organizations around the state may apply for the 2009-10 season beginning August 1, 2009.

27 July 2009

The catalog for the inaugural 2009-10 season of the Conversation Project: A New Chautauqua is now available online, and Oregon nonprofits may sign up for programs starting August 1, 2009, for programs beginning November 1, 2009. The Conversation Project, which connects Oregonians with public scholars and provocative ideas through idea-driven dialogue, is a program of the Oregon Council for the Humanities.
The catalog, instructions for host organizations, and downloadable... More

Think & Drink with Earl Blumenauer and Wim Wiewel

The August happy-hour conversation features the Democratic representative and Portland State University's new president in discussion about mind-changing moments.

15 July 2009

Join Representative Earl Blumenauer and Portland State University president Wim Wiewel for a discussion about mind-changing moments of their own and how change happens in our individual and collective thinking at the next Think & Drink, a happy-hour series that sparks provocative conversations about big ideas.
Think & Drink with Earl Blumenauer and Wim Wiewel will be held on Wednesday, August 12, 2009, at 6:30 at rontoms, 600 E. Burnside, Portland. The bimonthly series is... More