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How an early digital humanities experiment helped college students grapple with modern poetry

Books recently published with NEH support.

And how to support them

The Osher Map Library invites the whole world in.

Anderson House in Washington, D.C., recalls a pair of American socialites and serves as headquarters to the Society of the Cincinnati

James Laughlin, champion of literature

A photographer documents the nearly abandoned island of Adak, Alaska.

What the history of the First Folio tells us about our greatest playwright

His haunting voice was once described as “the cry of an angel falling backward through an open window.”

An Artist in Love with His Adopted Country

Pennsylvania Humanities Council director Laurie Zierer works to close achievement gaps through reading, collaboration, and storytelling.

A conversation about veterans and the humanities 

She takes on challenging issues in Wyoming.

Nineteenth-century discovery of gold funerary mask sparked worldwide interest in Mycenaean culture

Evolution of a reformer

Fearless Regent and Scientist of 15th-Century Italy

From veterans to civil rights, a history of marching in Washington.

From PBR to the champagne of beers, Wisconsin brands made their mark. 

The pirate next door.

2015 National Humanities Medalist

2015 National Humanities Medalist

2015 National Humanities Medalist

2015 National Humanities Medalist

2015 National Humanities Medalist

2015 National Humanities Medalist

Should American education treat children as individuals or have the same goals for all students?

After 40 years on the radio, what to do next?

2015 National Humanities Medalist

How humanities education supports civic participation