by Mass Humaities | Jul 6, 2021 | History News
Funding made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Mass Humanities announces new grants for organizations across Massachusetts as they continue to recover from the impacts of the coronavirus. Through funding provided to the National Endowment for the...
by Mass Humaities | Jul 1, 2021 | History News
2021 Governor’s Award Recipient Sonia Nieto Reflects on her Childhood, Family, and Career My life has been a series of serendipitous events of good fortune and also hard work. My best example of serendipity was when I met my husband on a train in Spain because we were...
by Mass Humaities | Jun 24, 2021 | History News
Mass Humanities funds virtual and in-person gatherings across the commonwealth. An unprecedented number of Massachusetts communities will host readings of Frederick Douglass’ speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” this summer. Through its Reading Frederick...
by Mass Humaities | Jun 18, 2021 | History News
Clemente Course students reflect on the meaning of civic engagement. Mass Humanities is honored to announce the publication of This is Your Democracy, a new collection of writings from students in three special Clemente Course classes offered in spring 2021. Featuring...
by Mass Humaities | Jun 1, 2021 | History News
Massachusetts is complicated and evolving. Steeped in revolutionary traditions that shape our democracy, we live in a global capital of ideas enriched by generations of longtime residents and new arrivals who reimagine the possibilities of our neighborhoods and...