The Mississippi Humanities Council announced the winners of its 2026 Public Humanities Awards, recognizing outstanding work in preserving and sharing Mississippi’s unique history and culture. The awards ceremony takes place […]
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Mississippi Humanities Council Announces State Scholars for Smithsonian Exhibition: Spark! Places of Innovation
The Mississippi Humanities Council is pleased to partner with the John C. Stennis Institute of Government and Community Development for the Spark!: Places of Innovation tour in Mississippi. Dr. Joe Fratesi, Assistant […]
Continue ReadingGulf Coast Vietnamese Narratives: Honoring a Legacy at the Mississippi Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum
April 30th marked the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. That same week, a new exhibit titled “Vietnamese Narratives: A Story of Refuge and Resilience of the […]
Continue ReadingMellon Foundation Announces $15 Million for Humanities Councils
The Mellon Foundation has made a $15 million investment in state humanities councils across the country; the Mississippi Humanities Council will receive $200,000. Article published in NY Times By Jennifer Schuessler […]
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See our previous statements → · The Department of Governmental Efficiency (DOGE) has terminated the general operating grants of all 56 state and territorial humanities councils for the current 2025 […]
Continue ReadingURGENT! Save Our Humanities Council
Dear Friends, The Mississippi Humanities Council received notice April 2, 2025 from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) that our federal funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) […]
Continue ReadingHOMEGROWN Literary Arts Festival Returns for Third Annual Event
The Hancock County Library System and Harrison County Library System will present the third HOMEGROWN literary arts program in the Fleming Education Center at the University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf […]
Continue Reading2025 MHC Public Humanities Awards Winners Announced
The Mississippi Humanities Council announced the winners of its 2025 Public Humanities Awards, recognizing outstanding work in preserving and sharing Mississippi’s unique history and culture. The ceremony takes place Friday, […]
Continue ReadingOct. 24-25 Symposium will Celebrate the life of Educator Dr. Jane Ellen McAllister
Vicksburg, MS – The Dr. Jane Ellen McAllister House Foundation will host a public symposium titled “Shaping the Cultural Environment…A Window on the World,” October 25-25 honoring the life and […]
Continue ReadingThe Mississippi Freedom Trail to Add Five New Historical Markers
The Mississippi Freedom Trail continues its mission to commemorate the pivotal moments, places, and courageous figures of the state’s civil rights movement by adding to its collection of historical landmarks […]
Continue ReadingNEH Awards Mississippi Humanities $15,663 to Assist Recovery from Tornado Damage
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 19, 2023) —The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded $15,663 in emergency supplemental funding to NEH’s state affiliate, Mississippi Humanities, to help replace cultural heritage […]
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