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Missouri Humanities and KCUR Studios team up to release a new podcast called Hungry For MO!
Co-hosted by Jenny Vergara, foodie and freelance writer, and Natasha Bailey, a chef, cheesemaker, and home gardener, the show celebrates how local cuisine connects us
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
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
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
Missouri Humanities Celebrates 50 Years
ARTICLE WRITTEN BY: CLARICE BRITTON – DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, MISSOURI HUMANITIES This year, Missouri Humanities will celebrate its 50th anniversary. The Missouri Humanities Council was
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
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
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
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