Press Release: NEH Offers ARP Relief Funding for Economic Recovery for Cultural and Educational Institutions
WASHINGTON, D.C.—(April 7, 2021)— The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) today announced two new funding opportunities to rapidly distribute American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act funding to cultural organizations and educational […]
Cultural Heritage Workshops – Gone Virtual!
ARTICLE WRITTEN BY: CAITLIN YAGER – DIRECTOR OF HERITAGE PROGRAMS, MISSOURI HUMANITIES Since 2017, Missouri Humanities has provided Cultural Heritage Workshops in rural communities throughout the state. The goal of […]
Democracy and the Informed Citizen
ARTICLE WRITTEN BY: ASHLEY BEARD-FOSNOW – DEPUTY DIRECTOR, MISSOURI HUMANITIES On September 22, Missouri Humanities, in partnership with the University of Missouri System, hosted a virtual public program through Zoom. […]
Executive Director Steve Belko Announces New Book: “Contesting the Constitution: Congress Debates the Missouri Crisis, 1819-1821”
“William S. Belko’s worthy collection of timely and poignant essays dissects how various Constitutional clauses created the debates over slavery, westward expansion, and Missouri’s admission into the Union and ultimately […]
A Four-Part Series Exploring Polarization in America
The nation’s social fabric is torn by partisan distrust, disinformation, exclusion, and coarsened public discourse. Our ties to one another have become perilously fragile as we grow more dived, gridlocked […]
A Year of MOmentum!
This past year brought many changes for Missouri Humanities, some that proved to be a struggle and some that instilled hope and growth for our organization. We’d like to take […]
State Humanities Press Release: “Why it Matters”
OFFICIAL STATE HUMANITIES PRESS RELEASE: Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards $1.96 Million to Federation of State Humanities Councils to Support Nationwide Public Humanities Programs on Civic and Electoral Participation. Through […]
What’s Environmental About the Humanities?
LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, STEVE BELKO Missouri Humanities implemented an environmental humanities programseveral years ago, and it has blossomed substantially since its inception. Our recent annual Humanities Symposium addressed […]
Water: Life Force of the Osage
ARTICLE WRITTEN BY: ANDREA A. HUNTER, PH.D. DIRECTOR & TRIBAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER, OSAGE NATION The Osage people have a profound connection with water, much beyond just the physical or […]
River People: Modern Day Explorers Connect with Missouri’s Historic River Cultures During Paddle MO
ARTICLE WRITTEN BY: MARY E. CULLER, M.S. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, STREAM TEAMS UNITED RIVERS CHANGE, RIVERS CONNECTTime changes everything. is holds true for rivers and the people who call river valleys […]
