National Humanities Center, Author at Humanities in Action

National Humanities Center https://nationalhumanitiescenter.org

The National Humanities Center is a private, nonprofit organization, and the only independent institute dedicated exclusively to advanced study in all areas of the humanities. Through its residential fellowship program, the Center provides scholars with the resources necessary to generate new knowledge and further understanding of all forms of cultural expression, social interaction, and human thought. Through its education programs, the Center strengthens teaching on the collegiate and pre-collegiate levels. Through public engagement intimately linked to its scholarly and educational programs, the Center promotes understanding of the humanities and advocates for appreciation of their foundational role in a democratic society.

Public Square

Preserving Democracy Against Dis-information

Some solutions proposed to address the “fake news” problem have been enacted with a modicum of success, but they do little to address a more fundamental issue—the general lack of critical media literacy skills and dearth of civic online reasoning among internet users, especially the young. Learn More ›

K–12 Education

Undocumented Students and Students with Undocumented Family Members in the Classroom

With estimates suggesting there are over 1 million undocumented students in American classrooms and over 5 million students with at least one undocumented parent, the issue of undocumented immigration is one that teachers across the country must contend with in a significant way. Learn More ›

Public Square

No Time for Despair: Environmental Humanities as Action

While the humanities may not have a reputation for action and pragmatism, humanities scholars are well equipped for this task. Their work recognizes beauty and reckons with human folly, tolerates ambiguity and embraces rigor. At their best, the humanities not only uncover and interpret; they facilitate understanding and mobilize action. Learn More ›

K–12 Education

Whose World? Whose History?

The recent controversy surrounding changes to the AP World History curriculum shed light on the challenges facing educators who try to tackle the pedagogical problems associated with world history, including the lingering influence of Eurocentrism and the daunting task of covering 10,000 years of human history in a meaningful way. Learn More ›