Posted on August 10, 2026 The Mississippi Humanities Council is proud to announce the launch of the Mississippi Stories Grant, a new funding opportunity to help communities across the state preserve, share, and celebrate the voices and lived experiences of …
Posted on August 10, 2026The Mississippi Humanities Council is grateful for the hard work and dedication of recent board retiree Betty Lou Jones of Meridian. Jones, the longest-serving board member in the Council’s history, was first appointed by Governor …
Posted on December 3, 2025January 7, 2026 The Mississippi Humanities Council announced the winners of its 2026 Public Humanities Awards, recognizing outstanding work in preserving and sharing Mississippi’s unique history and culture. The awards ceremony …
Posted on November 12, 2025December 18, 2025 The Mississippi Humanities Council is pleased to partner with the John C. Stennis Institute of Government and Community Development for the Spark!: Places of Innovation tour in Mississippi. Dr. Joe Fratesi, …
Posted on June 20, 2025April 30th marked the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. That same week, a new exhibit titled “Vietnamese Narratives: A Story of Refuge and Resilience of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Vietnamese” opened at the Mississippi …
The new funding, which will support humanities councils in all 50 states and six jurisdictions, comes a month after the National Endowment for the Humanities abruptly cut off federal funding for the councils, as well as most of its existing grants. The …
Posted on April 22, 2025April 22, 2025 See our previous statements → · The Department of Governmental Efficiency (DOGE) has terminated the general operating grants of all 56 state and territorial humanities councils for the current 2025 fiscal year that …
Posted on April 16, 2025April 16, 2025 Dear Friends, The Mississippi Humanities Council received notice April 2, 2025 from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) that our federal funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has been …
Posted on January 24, 2025January 24, 2025 The Hancock County Library System and Harrison County Library System will present the third HOMEGROWN literary arts program in the Fleming Education Center at the University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Park …
Posted on December 4, 2024February 5, 2026The Mississippi Humanities Council announced the winners of its 2025 Public Humanities Awards, recognizing outstanding work in preserving and sharing Mississippi’s unique history and culture. The ceremony takes …
Posted on September 25, 2024September 25, 2024 Vicksburg, MS – The Dr. Jane Ellen McAllister House Foundation will host a public symposium titled “Shaping the Cultural Environment…A Window on the World,” October 25-25 honoring the life and legacy of …
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