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**New Position Available** Wyoming Humanities Director of Operations

Responsible for managing day to day operations of Wyoming Humanities (WYH)

November 11, 2020

Shawn Reese Appointed Executive Director and CEO of Wyoming Humanities, Shannon Smith Assumes Emeritus Position

National Endowment for the Humanities since 1971, announces the appointment of Shawn Reese

October 29, 2020

Wyoming Humanities Awards Spark Grant to InterConnections 21

Wyoming Humanities (WYH) is pleased to present a Spark Grant award to InterConnections 21

October 26, 2020

Why Humanities Matter

The humanities---language, literature, theater, music, art, dance, history, philosophy

October 9, 2020

Suffrage Continues Today

Wyoming is rightfully proud to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment

October 7, 2020

Journalism, the Informed Citizen and How to Spot Fake News

This is the preamble to the Code of Ethics of the Society of Professional Journalists.

October 5, 2020

Pandemic Stories

Pandemic Story: Aspen Dust by Stephen Lottridge, Jackson, WY

“Tree Hugger!” An epithet that boosters of the extractive industries hurl at environmental

September 21, 2020

Pandemic Stories

Pandemic Story: Metastatic Breast Cancer and COVID-19 by Mary E. Burman, Laramie, WY

COVID-19 has turned our world upside down. Having advanced cancer has. . .

September 20, 2020

Pandemic Stories

Leaving my New Home: A Story of the COVID-19 by Emily Wood, Laramie, WY

Dear Emily, Congratulations! You have been selected to serve as a Peace Corps Volunteer...

September 19, 2020

Pandemic Stories

Pandemic Stories: How I Deal With Isolation

Juan Laden & Jean Wheatley talk about their lives in a pandemic

September 18, 2020

Pandemic Stories

Pandemic Story: OH, NO! NO! QUARANTINE ME AGAIN ON MY BIRTHDAY? by Mary Mortensen Burman, Laramie

It is spring of 1936. My older brother Charles was sick, and the doctor. . .

September 17, 2020

Pandemic Stories

Pandemic Story: Working with Elders by Kelly White, Morning Star Care Center, Fort Washakie, WY

I wanted to share a little about what my job had been like since March. . .

September 16, 2020

This week marks the 19th anniversary of 9/11, the worst terrorist attack. . .

September 10, 2020

Wyoming Humanities Celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment

Wyoming Humanities is proud to be celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Nineteenth. . .

September 7, 2020

Wyoming Humanities Announces the Appointment of Adventure Journalist Mark Jenkins as ResidentScholar

Wyoming Humanities appoints adventure journalist Mark Jenkins as Resident Scholar.

Wyoming Humanities Awards 2020 Expansion Grants

Wyoming Humanities announces the winners of the Expansion Grants.

Erin Pryor Ackerman

Wyoming Humanities Cares Grant Awards

Wyoming Humanities has awarded nearly $400,000 in Cultural CARES Grants.

Wyoming Crossroads Fund Announcement

Wyoming Crossroads Fund and Emergency Relief Grants for Cultural Organizations

Wyoming Pandemic Stories: A Snapshot in Time

We want to hear from you. Wyoming pandemic stories time capsule.

Wyoming Humanities Awards April Spark Grant

Wyoming Humanities Awards for April Spark Grant

Erin Pryor Ackerman

What is democracy?

What is democracy? What does it mean? What does it look like?

Celebrating Women’s Voting in Wyoming for 150 Years

On December 10, 2019, Wyoming commemorates the sesquicentennial anniversary of. . .

December 5, 2019

Wyoming Humanities Partners with Wyoming Women’s Foundation for Statewide Project

The goal of the First, But Last? podcast is to amplify women’s issues and. . .

November 6, 2019

Wyoming's Future Requires Creative Ideas

October was National Arts and Humanities Month, and along with November tends to be. . .

November 1, 2019

Wyoming Community Foundation Awards Grant to Wyoming Humanities

Since the beginning of time (human time), storytelling has served a critical role. . .

October 15, 2019

What We Owe the Dead

Cemeteries are often overlooked as something the public needs to be concerned with. . .

October 7, 2019

Three PEN/Hemingway Award Honorees to Read at Sheridan College

Ucross is pleased to announce that three award-winning authors, Elissa Schappell. . .

September 9, 2019

Summer Movies' Nostalgia

Some of this summer’s films are less sequels than remakes—recreations of films. . .

Erin Pryor Ackerman

September 6, 2019

Teton PowWow, Dancing and Chanting on Sept. 21st

At noon on Saturday September 21 the Grand Entry of the Teton PowWow at the Teton. . .

September 6, 2019

Job Announcement: Deputy Executive Director, Wyoming Humanities

Wyoming Humanities announces new job posting

September 3, 2019

Paniolos, Columbus, and Language's Power

Summer in Wyoming means rodeo season. Speaking to C-SPAN, Sheridan Mayor Roger Miller. . .

The Capitol Grand Re-Opening: the Importance of Our History and Heritage

It was a magnificent day. The crystal clear blue sky set the stage and the cheerful. . .

Wyoming Humanities' 2019 Summer Reading List

During your summer travels, hikes, and hang outs, don’t forget to bring a book! Here. . .

Erin Pryor Ackerman

"Hearts of Glass" to Tour Wyoming

On June 1, Wyoming Humanities cohosted the premiere of the documentary film, Hearts. . .

Meet Wyoming Humanities' New Board Members!

The newest members of the Wyoming Humanities Council board.

Erin Pryor Ackerman

“The Brontes had their moors, I have my marshes”: on Lorine Niedecker’s poetry

As we head into the calmer end of Spring and the green of early Summer, I find myself. . .

Erin Pryor Ackerman

“The Leavers” by Lisa Ko, Author Reading & Book Signing

Ucross is pleased to announce that award-winning author Lisa Ko will give a reading. . .

Coming Soon: One Book Wyoming’s “In Our Time”

This week, April 7-13, is National Library Week. The theme this year? Libraries. . .

Erin Pryor Ackerman

More of the Same: “The Momo Challenge” and Critical Thinking

In the introduction to the 1964 Report of the Commission on the Humanities the. . .

The Government Shutdown, the NEH, and State Humanities Councils

As you are surely aware, our nation recently experienced the longest government. . .

February 7, 2019

Sponsored Program Spotlight: Casper College Humanities Festival and Demorest Lecture

Chat with Valerie Innella Maiers and Aaron M. Wood about the Casper College. . .

Erin Pryor Ackerman

February 7, 2019

On the Importance of Stories

To misquote a former Wyoming Humanities employee: the humanities are our stories. The. . .

January 10, 2019

Remembering President George H.W. Bush

Today is a National Day of Mourning to honor the late former President George H.W. . . .

December 5, 2018

How Harry Jackson made me a conservationist: exploring the intersection between conservation and the humanities

Trips to Cody, WY were always special and exciting occasions growing up. My brother. . .

November 8, 2018

Wyoming’s Common Ground

Today I am in New Orleans for the National Humanities Conference. It is the annual. . .

November 8, 2018

Grantee Spotlight: Telling History through Song with the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation and the No-No Boy Project

A chat with Dakota Russell, interim Executive Director of the Heart Mountain Wyoming. . .

Erin Pryor Ackerman

October 4, 2018

“Insatiable,” Diet Culture, and the Female Abject Body

The concept of dieting has pervaded our society for millennia, but it is in relatively. .

October 4, 2018

Pushing back against “Model Minority” and “Yellow Peril” stereotypes

In Netflix’s recent rom-com hit To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, the two love. . .

Erin Pryor Ackerman

September 6, 2018

Grantee Spotlight: Relative Theatrics’ “Read, Rant, Relate”

We sat down to chat with Anne Mason, Founder and Producing Artistic Director of. . .

Erin Pryor Ackerman

September 6, 2018

“Two Nations One Reservation” coming soon to a school or library near you!

Small pop-up exhibits introducing the story of the treaties, laws, events and people. . .

Hemingway in the West

Hemingway's journey in Wyoming and how it impacted him and his novels.

2018 Wyoming Humanities Summer Reading List

Staff and board members list their favorite books and readings to fill your summer.

Erin Pryor Ackerman

Modern Cultural Conversations about Motherhood

The impact of mothers on family was thought of differently in the 19th century

Erin Pryor Ackerman

Humanities and the Importance of Critical Thinking

Everything you buy or use, more or less, comes with terms and conditions or user. . .

Our History with Immigration and its Connection to Racism

The history of immigration in the United States and how race is affected by it.

Erin Pryor Ackerman

Democracy and the Informed Citizen & Upcoming Summer 150ths

Yale professor and former FBI agent Asha Rangappa will kick off Wyoming Humanities. . .

2018 Major Grant Opening and Deadline Announcement

Grant opening and deadline announcement for 2018.

“Space is the Place” and “Wakanda Forever”: Afrofuturism’s Other Stories

Afrofuturism features Black voices with “other stories to tell about culture, technology

Erin Pryor Ackerman

Mainstreaming Education in Video Games

Gamification of learning in a digital age and how fiction and gameplay can work to. . .

Opening the 2018 Olympics

The Olympics have caused controversy and yet connected the globe.

February 8, 2018

Casper Humanities Festival: Our Take on Fables, Folklore, and Fantasy

Science fiction and fantasy can serve as escapes from our daily lives

Erin Pryor Ackerman

February 8, 2018

2017 Year in Review

A review of the activities around Wyoming in 2017.

December 6, 2017

Net Neutrality: Freedom of Information, or Business Rights?

But for most of us, the benefits of the internet still outweigh the risk.

December 6, 2017

Libraries are here to stay and more popular than ever!

A look at how public libraries started and continue to grow in popularity.

Erin Pryor Ackerman

November 7, 2017

What’s Going on with Big Data and Artificial Intelligence?

Big data and artificial intelligence are giving us answers, but also directing us.

November 7, 2017

Fake News is a Real Problem, but What if We’re the Cause?

How fake news - clickbait - can cause problems and spread stories that are not real.

October 6, 2017

Sports Are Never Just About Sports

The benefits and lessons learned from participating in sports as kids and adults.

October 6, 2017

Big Brother is Watching You

Conversations about 1984 supported by trained moderators will happen in Wyoming

October 6, 2017

Changes coming to Wyoming Humanities Grants and Discussion Programs in 2018

An overview of the changes coming the Wyoming Humanities grant program.

September 1, 2017

Humanities and the 2017 Solar Eclipse

The humanities council staff talks about the 2017 solar eclipse in Wyoming.

September 1, 2017

Wyoming Humanities | ThinkWY launches What’s Your Why? podcast series

Wyoming Humanities | ThinkWY launches new podcast series.

Diversity: A Solution to the Decline of the Humanities?

The decline in interest in humanities could be solved with diversity.

Hell Gap – Our State’s Newest (and Oldest?) National Historic Landmark

A recent National Historic Landmark is Hell Gap, right here in Wyoming.

Democracy, the Press, and Civil Discourse and Disobedience

Our country is losing the ability to trust the very public institutions upon which we. . .

Cuts and Consequences: Why the Fate of TRiO Matters for the Humanities

FY2017 budget proposed the elimination of 62 programs and agencies, one of them was TRiO.

The Lost Dauphin of Mississippi

Wyoming Humanities Regional Director, Jason Burge, leaves and heads to New Zealand.

What’s Up with That National Monument Thing?

The importance of national monuments to our society and history.

Land-Grant Universities, the Humanities, and Equal Access

An education involving the humanities trains students how to think critically; how to. . .

Book Review: Behind the Carbon Curtain by UW’s Jeffrey Lockwood

A review on the book by UW's Jeffrey Lockwood, Behind the Carbon Curtain.

Race: Its place and portrayal in film making

The 1915 film Birth of a Nation holds a troubled place in American film history. . .

Erin Pryor Ackerman

Continuing a Conversation about the Humanities

The importance of continuing the conversation around the humanities in Wyoming.

Determining the True Cost of the Humanities

On March 16, the Trump administration released its first federal budget plan which. . .

Libel in Heart Mountain: A University of Wyoming Mock Trial

A UW mock trial of the events at Heart Mountain.

The Humanities, The Economy, and STEM

Our world has changed dramatically in the last three decades. From the technologies. . .

From Comic Books to Graphic Novels: A New Literary Experience

The past few years have provided us with a spate of superhero movies, most often in. . .

Erin Pryor Ackerman

21st Century Gamification: Experiential Learning Through Play

While we tend to think of them as a modern phenomenon, according to the International. . .

How to Slay a Dragon; or, What Fiction Can Teach Us

So reads the epigraph to Neil Gaiman’s novella Coraline. At the most basic leve

Erin Pryor Ackerman

January 30, 2017

Humanities’ Role in Cultural Awareness

Word got back to us that a call had been made to local law enforcement inquiring

January 30, 2017

Public Humanities Programs and the “Elite” Narrative

Taking a closer look the state of our nation and our state after what most will agree

December 27, 2016

#WhatsYourSource

Earlier this month “fake news” got daily coverage when a man shot a rifle in the. . .

Erin Pryor Ackerman

December 27, 2016

Wyoming Humanities Kicks off New Program Line and Partnership with Insight Cheyenne: Legends

Wyoming Humanities is excited to announce Insight in partnership with the University. . .

December 27, 2016

Founding Fathers, "Hamilton" and Identity in Modern America

So begins the life story of one of our lesser known founding fathers, filtered

November 30, 2016

American Indian History is American History

One hundred and fifty years ago, on December 21, 1866, an alliance of Lakota, Northern. .

November 30, 2016

A Year in Review

As we move into December, holiday letters will soon pepper our mailboxes

Erin Pryor Ackerman

November 30, 2016

Chicken Denies the Egg: A Special Report on the Nobel Prize and the beginnings of the Literary Canon through Modernity

It’s been interesting to watch the recent fallout over former Minnesota resident

October 26, 2016

Is politics about facts or something else?

In Season 5 of The West Wing President Bartlet, that fictional Democratic ideal. . .

Erin Pryor Ackerman

October 26, 2016

Reviving Civility in Politics…Is It Possible?

A Pew Research Center survey conducted in June of this year found that six-in-ten

October 26, 2016

When all you've got's a hammer …

In the last three decades there’s been a crisis, of sorts, for the humanities

October 3, 2016

Wyoming Humanities Council Launches New Brand: thinkWY | Wyoming Humanities

Wyoming Humanities (formerly the Wyoming Humanities Council) announces the launch. . .

October 3, 2016

A New Era for Wyoming Humanities

Fifty-one years ago, on September 29, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed. . .

October 1, 2016

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