 End of an Era
David Tebaldi to Retire this Fall
After 33 years of service to the people of Massachusetts as Executive Director of Mass Humanities, David will be stepping down in October. A national search for a new director will get underway this month, and opportunities to celebrate and honor David and mark this transition are being planned – stay tuned.
READ DAVID’S LETTER |
 Happy 200th, Frederick Douglass!
Opportunities Abound to Celebrate the Bicentennial
Help Frederick Douglass live on! We’ve created a web page to keep you on track. There’s: the Feb. 14 Transcribe-A-Thon, online or in-person at the American Antiquarian Society; Reading Frederick Douglass public events you can organize for this summer, with help from a discussion grant (inquiry deadline April 9); our collaborative high school Douglass project competition; special events in Lynn and New Bedford, and more.
VISIT OUR DOUGLASS BICENTENNIAL PAGE |
 Broaden Your Classroom’s Horizons
Apply Now for NEH Summer Programs
Each year, the National Endowment for the Humanities offers tuition-free opportunities for school, college, and university educators to study a variety of humanities topics. Stipends of $1,200-$3,300 help cover expenses for these one- to four-week programs.
CHECK OUT DOZENS OF PROGRAMS AROUND THE COUNTRY |
 Featured Grant
The Price of the Ticket / The James Baldwin Project
Two Mass Humanities grants funded a variety of efforts focusing on Baldwin’s life, work, and message of equality, including events combining film, live performances, and conversations with community leaders and humanities scholars, and the creation of classroom-ready multimedia study guides and lesson plans.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS GREAT PROJECT |
 Beyond the Binary
Journey to Equality:
The LGBTQ Civil Rights Movement
With support from Mass Humanities, Fitchburg State University’s Gallucci-Cirio Library is presenting a series of free public programs this spring that explore gender and equality, providing timely, relevant and engaging LGBTQ programming to the campus and the region.
CHECK OUT THE SCHEDULE |
 Step Up to the Humanities Table
Mass Humanities Seeks Board Nominations
Mass Humanities welcomes nominations of qualified individuals to serve on its board of directors. Candidates must live or work in Massachusetts and believe in the importance of the humanities and their relevance to contemporary life. If you would like to nominate someone, or are interested yourself, please read about the expectation of board members at the link below.
START THE NOMINATION PROCESS HERE |
 Illuminating Enlightenment
February’s co-sponsored Harvard Book Store events include an analysis of Islam’s influence on European Enlightenment, the case for bringing back Enlightenment ideals, and more.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR |
 A Moment to Reflect on Women’s Suffrage
On this day in 1887, lifelong political activist Florence Luscomb was born in Lowell. She aimed high and suffered many losses in the battle for liberation.
READ THE HISTORY AND SUBSCRIBE |
 If King Philip Could Tweet…
Redemption Rock in Princeton, Mass. is inscribed with a story of hostage negotiations from 1676.
LEARN MORE AND WEIGH IN ON TWITTER |
 Some Things Never Change
You could argue we’ve come a long way, but some of us still have a lot to learn from Plato about how to be happier and more content.
READ MORE AND DISCUSS ON FACEBOOK |
 Humanities Calendar
We list some of the best humanities programming in the Commonwealth on our event calendar. See what is happening this month at Mass Humanities. Publish your organization's public humanities events!
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