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(JACKSON, MS) – National Endowment for the Humanities Chairman James A. Leach will visit Mississippi next week as part of his fifty-state “Civility Tour.” He intends to visit all 50 states during the next 18 months to call attention to the need for civil discourse in American society.
Leach’s Mississippi stop will coincide with the Mississippi Humanities Council’s 2010 Public Humanities Awards banquet February 26, 2010, at the Hilton Jackson hotel. Leach will give opening remarks at the banquet, which recognizes outstanding contributions by Mississippians to the study and understanding of the humanities.
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(JACKSON, MS) – The Mississippi Humanities Council is delighted to announce recipients for its 2010 Public Humanities Awards, which recognize outstanding contributions by Mississippians to the study and understanding of the humanities. These recipients will be honored at a public ceremony and banquet Friday, Feb. 26, 2010, at the Hilton Hotel in Jackson. This year’s award recipients are: |
| Humanities Scholar Award | Dr. Barbara Dease
Jackson, MS |
| Humanities Educator Award | Tonya Hays
Gulfport, MS |
| Humanities Partner Award | McComb Railroad Museum
McComb, MS |
| Preserver of Mississippi Culture | Dr. Stuart Rockoff
Jackson, MS |
| Special Recognition Awards | Tim Cupit
Brandon, MS |
| | Dr. Charles Eagles
Oxford, MS |
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| Tickets to the awards ceremony and banquet are $45 each or $340 for a table of eight and may be purchased by sending a check to the Mississippi Humanities Council, 3825 Ridgewood Road, Room 317, Jackson, MS 39211. A banquet ticket order form is available here. |
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The Mississippi Humanities Council announces several important changes to its grants program. Minigrant applications are now accepted four times per year rather than six. The deadlines are Jan. 15, April 15, July 15 and Oct. 15.
Due to budget constrictions, the maximum amount that may be requested for minigrants is $1,500. Regular grants have a maximum of $7,500. The two annual deadlines are April 15 and Sept. 15.
Minor changes have been made in guidelines related to the MHC Speakers Bureau program, as well. Mississippi nonprofit organizations may request a maximum of three speakers per year, and speakers may accept a maximum of six MHC-funded engagements per year.
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The Mississippi Humanities Council invites applications for its next Smithsonian Traveling Exhibit, New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music, offering a fascinating, inspiring and toe-tapping presentation of American music, creativity, ingenuity and multicultural exchange. Please contact the Mississippi Humanities Council at 601-432-6752 for further information on how to apply. Applications are due by Wednesday, March 24. |
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| MHC is a private nonprofit corporation funded by Congress through the National Endowment for the Humanities to provide public programs in traditional liberal arts disciplines to serve nonprofit groups in Mississippi.
MHC sponsors, supports, and conducts a wide range of programs designed to promote understanding of our cultural heritage, interpret our own experience, foster critical thinking, encourage reasonable public discourse, strengthen our sense of community, and thus empower Mississippi's people with a vision for the future. |
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