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Smithsonian Exhibition on Innovation Arrives at College of Southern Maryland
Maryland Humanities is thrilled to kick off the Maryland tour of Spark! Places of Innovation at the College of Southern Maryland Velocity Center on May 17! The exhibition highlights innovation in rural communities.
April 21, 2025
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DOGE Terminates NEH Statutory State Funding to Maryland Humanities
The future of Maryland Humanities is at risk due to the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) cuts to the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). These drastic reductions threaten the foundation of Maryland's ability to preserve and promote its very unique history and culture.
April 14, 2025
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​Maryland Humanities Board Members Receive Statewide and Regional Honors
Maryland Humanities Board Members from Laurel and Baltimore County Named to Daily Record's list of Maryland’s Top 100 Women; One Board Member Named to Afro News' Who’s Who in Black Baltimore
March 26, 2025
The book cover to “Kin: Rooted in Hope” by Carole Boston Weatherford, with art by Jeffery Boston Weatherford. The cover art is all purple with what appears to be a Black woman sketched/drawn in white with a tree behind her. The cover contains the seal for the Coretta Scott King Honor which includes the words “Peace,” “Nonviolent Social Change,” and “Brotherhood.”
2025 One Maryland One Book Selection Announced
Maryland Humanities is thrilled to announce Kin: Rooted in Hope by Carole Boston Weatherford as the 2025 One Maryland One Book Selection. The poetry collection from the Maryland author includes art by Jeffery Boston Weatherford.
March 19, 2025
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State Senators and Delegates Honor Maryland History Day Students
On February 4, State Senators and Delegates honored eleven Maryland History Day students at the Maryland State House in Annapolis for their achievements at the 2024 National History Day competition.  
March 3, 2025
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Nearly $400,000 in federal funding awarded to Chesapeake Bay conservation efforts in Maryland
CBS Baltimore covers our funding awarded from National Park Service's Chesapeake Bay Gateways Grants Assistance Program, which also funded four other nonprofit organizations in Maryland.
December 20, 2024
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8 Local Nonprofits Awarded State SHINE Grants
Montgomery Community Media covers the 2025 SHINE Grantees in Montgomery County.
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Maryland Humanities Supports 90 Nonprofit Organizations with General Operating Funding
Maryland Humanities is honored to award 90 nonprofit organizations Hatza SHINE Grant Awards. Each grantee received a $10,000 award for general operating expenses. The breadth of this round of grantees covers 21 of Maryland’s counties, and Baltimore City.
A collage of two women. On the left is Elizabeth Benton. a white middle-aged woman with blonde hair the ends a little before her chin. She wears a black, sleeveless blouse and smiles. On the right is Charmaine Weston. She is a Black middle-aged woman, with wavy hair past her shoulders that she wears down. She smiles. She wears a black cardigan over a black and white patterned top.
Bethesda and Frederick Residents Join Board of Statewide Nonprofit
Maryland Humanities is delighted to welcome Elizabeth Benton and Charmaine Weston to the organization's Board of Directors. Benton resides in Bethesda and Weston lives in Frederick: both work at Montgomery College.
December 5, 2024
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Free Educational Resources on Indigenous Maryland Available from Maryland Humanities
Maryland Humanities is thrilled to provide a new collection of tools for K-12 students to learn about Maryland’s Indigenous history and culture, Indigenous Maryland Inquiry Kits.
November 12, 2024