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2026 MHC Public Humanities Awards Winners Announced

Posted on December 3, 2025December 3, 2025

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

Posted on November 12, 2025November 12, 2025

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 […]

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Gulf Coast Vietnamese Narratives: Honoring a Legacy at the Mississippi Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum

Posted on June 20, 2025

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 […]

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Mellon Foundation Announces $15 Million for Humanities Councils

Posted on April 30, 2025

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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What’s Next at MHC

Posted on April 22, 2025April 22, 2025

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 […]

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URGENT! Save Our Humanities Council

Posted on April 16, 2025April 16, 2025

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) […]

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HOMEGROWN Literary Arts Festival Returns for Third Annual Event

Posted on January 24, 2025January 24, 2025

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 […]

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2025 MHC Public Humanities Awards Winners Announced

MS Humanities
Posted on December 4, 2024December 4, 2024

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, […]

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Oct. 24-25 Symposium will Celebrate the life of Educator Dr. Jane Ellen McAllister

Posted on September 25, 2024September 25, 2024

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 […]

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The Mississippi Freedom Trail to Add Five New Historical Markers

Mississippi Freedom Trail
Posted on September 25, 2023December 5, 2023

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 […]

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NEH Awards Mississippi Humanities $15,663 to Assist Recovery from Tornado Damage

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Posted on July 19, 2023July 24, 2024

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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