Sojourner Scholars Enters Its Second Summer
Last summer, Illinois Humanities, under the direction of Audrey Petty, piloted a program called Sojourner…
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Catch Melissa Harris-Perry's Recent Visit
Journalists, students, and community engagement leaders from all over the country gathered for Illinois Humanities’ first…
Peoria Library Offers Heroin and Opiate Abuse Forums
This notice appeared on the Peoria Public Radio website on October 21, 2016. You may…
McLean County Museum of History – Senior Reminiscence Program
We’re excited about all the great work that our Community Grants program supports. This month,…
Summer 2016 Odyssey High School Program Concludes at Hyde Park…
Jared Spitz interned with The Odyssey Project’s inaugural High School Program this summer. He came…
"Seeding Change" tours Illinois
Illinois Humanities was honored and excited to visit the communities of Shelbyville, Greenville, and Cobden,…
WSIU InFocus: Seeding Change Forum
This radio piece and note appeared on WSIU on August 19, 2016. You may reach…
Illinois Speaks is Sparking Conversations
Illinois Speaks is our new community-driven, small-group conversation program. We’ve started having some events from…
Updates on Our Community Grants
Here at Illinois Humanities we’re just through our first round of grants with new guidelines,…
“Physics was easier than Jazz”
On Thursday, June 2nd, Nicole Bond attended our program, A Personal History of Jazz, on…