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A digest of recent news releases.
17 July 2007
Humanity in Perspective (HIP), a free, two-semester, college-level course in... More
16 July 2007
In her first 100 days as executive director of the Oregon Council for the... More
03 June 2007
Twelve Oregon high school sophomores have received Young Scholars Grants from... More
14 March 2007
Oregon’s Poet Laureate Lawson Inada spent the first year of his two-year term... More
14 March 2007
Oregon teachers have the opportunity to continue the learning process... More
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Free College Course for Low-Income, Portland-Area Adults
Oregon Council for the Humanities and Reed College offer a free college-level humanities course to low-income adults in Portland.
17 July 2007
Humanity in Perspective (HIP), a free, two-semester, college-level course in the humanities for low-income adults, begins its seventh year in Portland this fall. The Oregon Council for the Humanities (OCH), which offers the program in partnership with Reed College, is accepting applications for the program through Monday, August 20, 2007.
Applications are available for download on the OCH website (http://www.oregonhum.org) or by request from Jennifer Allen, OCH Education... More
New Director Charts Course of Accessibility, Diversity, for Oregon Council for the Humanities
Cara Ungar-Gutierrez has already taken steps to change the culture of the 36-year-old organization.
16 July 2007
In her first 100 days as executive director of the Oregon Council for the Humanities (OCH), Cara Ungar-Gutierrez has met daily with a wide variety of Oregonians, from members of the state’s cultural and philanthropic communities to inmates at Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution in Pendleton and representatives of the state’s minority communities—all while learning the ins and outs of the nonprofit she took charge of in March.
But for Ungar-Gutierrez—who is the third... More
Twelve Oregon High School Sophomores Receive $2,000 Humanities Grants
Oregon Council for the Humanities awards summer research grants to high school students from Beaverton, Corvallis, Central Point, Pleasant Hill, Portland, and Troutdale.
03 June 2007
Twelve Oregon high school sophomores have received Young Scholars Grants from the Oregon Council for the Humanities (OCH). Each will receive $2,000 to spend the sunny days of summer researching various humanities topics, including the rise of jazz music in Portland, the World War II Battle of Leyte Gulf, and the effects of Japanese, Korean, and American TV shows on teenagers from each culture.
OCH board and staff selected 12 scholars from an applicant pool of 26. This is the... More
Lawson Inada begins second year as state's poet laureate
Oregon Council for the Humanities will continue to oversee Oregon's recently revived poet laureate program.
14 March 2007
Oregon’s Poet Laureate Lawson Inada spent the first year of his two-year term making more than 70 public appearances. His travels have taken him to special events, libraries and schools across the state; to Salem where he addressed the Joint Session of the House in January; and even to Idaho where he spoke at an internment camp reunion.
Inada’s appearances have been organized and administered by the Oregon Council for the Humanities (OCH) through a grant from the Oregon... More
Free summer institutes for Oregon teachers
Oregon Council for the Humanities offers opportunities for teachers to explore science and citizenship
14 March 2007
Oregon teachers have the opportunity to continue the learning process throughout the summer by enrolling in two free institutes hosted by the Oregon Council of Humanities (OCH).
Twenty-first Century Citizen: The Transformation of American Public Life will be held at Reed College June 29-July 1, 2007 and is open to all Oregon secondary school teachers. Crossroads of Knowledge: Science and the Human Experience will be held August 6-10 at Eastern Oregon University in La Grande... More
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