Learn about the broad range of ways the people of New England have looked back on the nation’s founding —and what they forgot, or chose to forget, in the process. We will explore how the peoples of th...

Learn about the broad range of ways the people of New England have looked back on the nation’s founding —and what they forgot, or chose to forget, in the process. We will explore how the peoples of th...

The University of Massachusetts Press and the UMass Amherst MFA for Poets and Writers are thrilled to announce the 2025 winners of the Juniper Literary

By Audrey L. Altstadt This article is the first in a multipart series by Audrey L. Altstadt reflecting on little known histories of several institutions whose existence is currently under threat fr…

Four of the Big Five publishers and Sourcebooks sent a letter to Congress on April 3 expressing “deep concern” for the nation’s libraries following a week of unprecedented turmoil at the Institute of ...

Join WisDems to make calls to voters! We’ll be making calls to talk to voters in Wisconsin about what issues are important to them & the importance of our Supreme Court Race and Spring Elections! Fir...

Trees are not just natural resources; they are also cultural ones that present unique challenges and opportunities for public historians. Trees can serve as...

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and The Jazz Foundation of America on Tuesday announced the Jazz Legacies Fellowship -- a new $15 million program that will give 50 artists who are 62 years or older a ...

Position Requirements: PhD in history of modern (19th century-present) medicine or public health or closely related field, geographic area and specialty open. All requirements for the PhD, including t...

A Virtual Panel with Diana Weymar, Sara Trail, and Jayna Zweiman

Isabella Ducrot, a painter in Rome, didn’t really pick up a brush until her fifties. Four decades later, galleries and museums throughout Europe are celebrating her work.

This position is responsible for planning and conducting oral history project activities, andmanaging oral history recordings deposited in J. Murrey Atkins Special Collections andUniversity Archives. ...

TITLE: Grants Officer II    REPORTS TO: Deputy Director of Grants and Programs    CLASSIFICATION: Exempt     HOURS: Full time, 37.5 hours per week    SALARY RANGE: $60,000-69,999 annual salary, plus g...

Like air, humanities-driven work is everywhere but taken for granted, so much a part of life it’s easy to overlook. A scholarly book or article about ...

The Dublin Seminar for New England Folklife is pleased to announce the subject of its 2025 gathering, Recalling the Revolution in New England, to be held June 27–28 at Historic Deerfield. The conferen...

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