Trailer: An American Mosque, Project Director Interview

December 22, 2015
Blog, California Documentary Project

David Washburn is a documentary filmmaker who has received support from California Humanities through the Communtiy Stories Grant project for his films, An American

California Humanities Awards Nearly $200,000 to Storytelling Projects

December 10, 2015
Blog

We couldn’t be more excited to announce the newest round of Community Stories grant recipients! We’re awarding nearly $200,000 throughout California to 20 projects

California Humanities Celebrates 40 years of Humanities Programming

November 25, 2015
Blog

“…this council’s leadership was fundamentally and closely involved in the evolution of that hugely important concept and practice of the public humanities…” — NEH

Big Sur Oral History Project Director Interview

November 24, 2015
Blog, Community Stories

Big Sur Oral History Project will capture and preserve an oral history of a unique community in one of the most remarkable landscapes in

What Will You Be Reading Over the Holiday Break?

November 24, 2015
Blog

At California Humanities we love books! Here’s what we’re reading over the winter break: Julie Fry is reading the following: Between the World and

California Humanities Wins Schwartz Prize for Outstanding Work in Humanities Programming

November 23, 2015
Blog

California Humanities was the 2015 recipient of the Schwartz Prize for outstanding work in the public humanities for War Ink. This prize is awarded annually by

California Humanities wins Schwartz Prize for Outstanding Work in Humanities Programming

November 17, 2015
Press Releases

November 17, 2015 California Humanities is a 2015 recipient of the Schwartz Prize for outstanding work in the public humanities, a prize that is awarded

California Humanities celebrates 40th Anniversary with National Humanities Leader

November 10, 2015
Press Releases

November 10, 2015 This week, California Humanities will celebrate its 40th anniversary together with the 50th anniversary of its primary partner, the National Endowment for

Docks to Delta Project Director Interview

October 29, 2015
Blog, Community Stories

“…humanities projects encourage us to see the world in all of its rich complexity…” – Ildi Carisle-Cummins Docks to Delta Project was launched at

Why the Work of Humanities Scholars Often Go Ignored

October 28, 2015
Blog

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) just celebrated its 50th anniversary with a ceremony at the White House. Despite over $5bn in grants to promote

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