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Your Gift to the Clemente Course, Doubled Today!
A generous donor will match gifts given through a special fundraising drive.
Our Clemente Course in the Humanities has provided a pathway for more low-income adults into higher education and greater civic involvement than in any other state. Support our most recent site in Springfield today and a generous donor will match every dollar given, up to $2,500, so your gift will be doubled—anyone, anywhere can give!
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Movers & Shakers
Who is coming to the 2016 Mass History Conference?
Each year, the Mass History Conference organizers present the The Bay State Legacy Award to a practitioner for their outstanding contribution to the interpretation and presentation of Massachusetts history. This year, we’ll honor William Wallace of Worcester Historical Museum. We’ll also welcome Steve Bromage of Maine Historical Society as our keynote.
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Last Chance for Funding
Join in one of our most popular programs with our support.
Lead your neighbors in a discussion of the meaning of patriotism and race this summer as part of our Reading Frederick Douglass program. We have funds and resources to help make your event a big success. The deadline to apply for funding is June 1st, 2016.
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For the Love of History
Former NEMA ED Kate Viens explains why our Scholar in Residence grants matter.
The American Association for State and Local History celebrates the work enabled by our Scholar in Residence (SIR) grants in their latest issue of History News. Funding like Mass Humanities offers provides “the key to meaningful, innovative, and effective programs, exhibitions, fundraising, and public advocacy,” they write, noting that our SIR grant is often the first step small historical organizations take on the way to bigger initiatives.
LEARN MORE ABOUT SIR GRANTS »
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From a Homeless Shelter to the Ivy League
Accomplished [name current University] scholar Dan-el Padilla will inquire about the path to U.S. citizenship at the House of Seven Gables on May 12th as part of a Mass Humanities funded conversation series. Despite Padilla’s extensive accomplishments as a scholar and service to the community, he has not yet been awarded full citizenship.
SAVE YOUR SEAT »
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Sharing the Wealth
Our Clemente Course offers the opportunity to expand one’s horizons through the humanities. A new documentary captures the experiences of our students in Dorchester and displays how powerful this unique program can be.
PREVIEW THE FILM »
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Nabokov’s Butterflies
Public Scholar Victoria Alexander is the Director of the Dactyl Foundation, where she facilitates interaction between artists and scientists. Enter her world where the sciences and humanities mix and hear about Vladimir Nabokov’s study of entomology.
LISTEN TO IDEAS MATTER »
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Early Native Students Honored
A long-forgotten part of Harvard University’s history was publicly commemorated on this day in 1997, the education of Native American youth at what was then known as the Indian College.
READ THE HISTORY »
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Harriet Tubman to Grace the $20
The U.S. Mint will retire slaveholder Andrew Jackson from the front of the $20 to be replaced by Harriet Tubman. Other expected changes include adding leaders of the women’s suffrage movement on the back of the $10 bill and incorporating civil rights era leaders and other important moments in American history into the $5 bill.
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Amusingly Abridged
These plot summaries of classic novels get right to the point and deliver sarcastic two- or three-line book reports sure to bring a smile to your face.
ENJOY THE ABRIDGED CLASSICS »
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Humanities Calendar
We list the best humanities programming in the Commonwealth on our event calendar. See what is happening this month at Mass Humanities.
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