All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely as the 2016 One Maryland One Book. The book was chosen by a committee from more than 125 titles suggested last fall by readers across the state under the theme, “the 21st Century Great American Novel.”
March 8, 2016
The Maryland Humanities Council (MHC) is proud to announce that nineteen outstanding Maryland middle and high school students and three Maryland History Day teachers who received national honors at the annual National History Day competition were awarded commendations at sessions of the Maryland Sen
March 1, 2016
Are you a small cultural or community organization serving your local community and looking to enhance partnerships, build your organization’s programming, and tell your local “work” story and history? The Maryland Humanities Council (MHC) invites small museums, public libraries, historic sites ...
February 12, 2016
We are pleased to announce that it will commemorate the centennial of the Pulitzer Prizes in 2016 with a year-long series of events highlighting the impact of this award-winning work on our lives. MHC’s events are part of the Pulitzer Prizes Centennial Campfires Initiative, a nationwide celebration
February 4, 2016
The Maryland Humanities Council (MHC) has awarded grants to five nonprofit organizations in the first round of its new special grant program, the Humanities Fund for Baltimore. Nonprofit organizations that received support are Afrikan Youth Alchemy; CityLit Project; the University of Maryland, Balti
January 11, 2016
The Maryland Humanities Council (MHC) has awarded major grants to eight nonprofit organizations in its recent grant cycle for public humanities programs. Nonprofit organizations that received support are the Baltimore Museum of Industry; Black Mental Health Alliance for Education and Consultation;
December 22, 2015
A $225,000 grant from the National Endowment from the Humanities awarded to the College of Arts and Humanities at the University of Maryland, College Park and the Maryland Humanities Council will fund a series of public programs that are designed to explore the way citizens of Baltimore are thinking
December 15, 2015
The Maryland Humanities Council (MHC) is pleased to announce that it was presented with a Schwartz Prize for outstanding work in humanities programming by the Federation of State Humanities Councils on Friday, November 6 at the 2015 National Humanities Conference in St. Louis, Missouri.
November 16, 2015
The Maryland Humanities Council (MHC) is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications to its new special grant program, the Humanities Fund for Baltimore.
November 9, 2015
The Maryland Humanities Council (MHC) welcomed five new leaders to its Board of Directors at its recent annual fall retreat on October 9. New additions include a former chair of the Maryland State Board of Education with an extensive educational background, an attorney-turned-community advocate...
October 27, 2015
