Jackson, Mississippi (January 25, 2023) — Through a partnership with the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum on Main Street (MoMS) division, the Mississippi Humanities Council is bringing “Crossroads: Change in Rural America,” […]
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Jackson, Mississippi (January 12, 2023) — Thanks to additional funds from Visit Mississippi, the Mississippi Humanities Council is hoping to double the amount of MS Freedom Trail markers in the […]
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Jackson, Mississippi (December 14, 2022) —The Mississippi Humanities Council announced the winners of its 2023 Public Humanities Awards recognizing outstanding work in preserving and sharing Mississippi’s unique history and culture. […]
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Thanks to a $1.13 million grant from the Mellon Foundation, the Mississippi Humanities Council will significantly expand its support of humanities courses in Mississippi prisons. The Council supported 32 courses […]
Continue ReadingCommunications Manager Position The Mississippi Humanities Council is a statewide private nonprofit corporation funded by Congress through the National Endowment for the Humanities to provide public educational programs in Mississippi. […]
Continue ReadingThe Mississippi Freedom Trail was created to commemorate the people and places in the state that played a pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement. With the first markers dedicated […]
Continue ReadingChanging lives by expanding higher education opportunities in Mississippi prisons is the goal of a new cooperative effort led by the Mississippi Humanities Council (MHC). Approximately 77 percent of people […]
Continue ReadingThe Mississippi Humanities Council is delighted to announce recipients for its 2022 Public Humanities Awards, which recognize outstanding work by Mississippians in bringing the insights of the humanities to public […]
Continue ReadingThe Mississippi Humanities Council is delighted to announce recipients for its 2022 Public Humanities Awards, which recognize outstanding work by Mississippians in bringing the insights of the humanities to public […]
Continue ReadingIn 2022, the Mississippi Humanities Council will celebrate 50 years of serving the people of the magnolia state through the humanities. To mark this anniversary, the Council is launching a […]
Continue ReadingThe Mississippi Humanities Council is pleased to announce more than $113,000 in grants to 16 Mississippi organizations in support of public humanities programs. The humanities programs funded in this […]
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