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Democracy
Pandemic Stories
A Closer Look
Press Release
Pandemic Stories
Unmasking Liberty
There is nothing more patriotic than wearing a mask in order to protect others.
Mark Jenkins
March 3, 2021
Press Release
Wyoming Humanities Names Troy Rumpf as Director of Communications & Marketing
Troy Rumpf as Director of Communications & Marketing
Emy diGrappa
February 23, 2021
Press Release
Caption Contest Announcement
The month of February will be the Wyoming Humanities Caption Contest!
Emy diGrappa
January 28, 2021
Press Release
Wyoming Humanities Announces Michele Carter as its new Director of Operations
Michele Carter has been selected as Director of Operations.
Emy diGrappa
January 20, 2021
Democracy
WY it Matters: A Collaborative Journalism Project
WY it Matters: A Collaborative Journalism Project- An Initiative of Wyoming Humanities
Mark Jenkins
December 21, 2020
Press Release
Tribute to Shannon
Honoring Shannon Smith with a new role as Executive Director Emeritus of our council.
Emy diGrappa
December 7, 2020
Press Release
**New Position Available** Wyoming Humanities Director of Communications and Marketing
Responsible for the development and management of the organization’s marketing strategies.
Emy diGrappa
December 7, 2020
Press Release
**New Position Available** Wyoming Humanities Director of Grants and Programs
Develops, implements, and manages WYH grant-making and programming.
Emy diGrappa
December 7, 2020
Press Release
**New Position Available** Wyoming Humanities Director of Operations
Responsible for managing day to day operations of Wyoming Humanities (WYH)
Emy diGrappa
November 11, 2020
Press Release
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
Emy diGrappa
October 29, 2020
Press Release
Wyoming Humanities Awards Spark Grant to InterConnections 21
Wyoming Humanities (WYH) is pleased to present a Spark Grant award to InterConnections 21
Emy diGrappa
October 26, 2020
Democracy
Why Humanities Matter
The humanities---language, literature, theater, music, art, dance, history, philosophy
Mark Jenkins
October 9, 2020
Democracy
Suffrage Continues Today
Wyoming is rightfully proud to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment
Mark Jenkins
October 7, 2020
Democracy
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.
Mark Jenkins
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
Democracy
9/11 Revisited
This week marks the 19th anniversary of 9/11, the worst terrorist attack. . .
Mark Jenkins
September 10, 2020
Press Release
Wyoming Humanities Celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment
Wyoming Humanities is proud to be celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Nineteenth. . .
Emy diGrappa
September 7, 2020
Press Release
Wyoming Humanities Announces the Appointment of Adventure Journalist Mark Jenkins as ResidentScholar
Wyoming Humanities appoints adventure journalist Mark Jenkins as Resident Scholar.
Emy diGrappa
July 26, 2020
Press Release
Wyoming Humanities Awards 2020 Expansion Grants
Wyoming Humanities announces the winners of the Expansion Grants.
Erin Pryor Ackerman
June 18, 2020
Press Release
Wyoming Humanities Cares Grant Awards
Wyoming Humanities has awarded nearly $400,000 in Cultural CARES Grants.
Emy diGrappa
June 7, 2020
Press Release
Wyoming Crossroads Fund Announcement
Wyoming Crossroads Fund and Emergency Relief Grants for Cultural Organizations
Emy diGrappa
May 14, 2020
Press Release
Wyoming Pandemic Stories: A Snapshot in Time
We want to hear from you. Wyoming pandemic stories time capsule.
Emy diGrappa
April 21, 2020
Press Release
Wyoming Humanities Awards April Spark Grant
Wyoming Humanities Awards for April Spark Grant
Erin Pryor Ackerman
April 21, 2020
A Closer Look
What is democracy?
What is democracy? What does it mean? What does it look like?
Josh Watanabe
March 18, 2020
A Closer Look
Celebrating Women’s Voting in Wyoming for 150 Years
On December 10, 2019, Wyoming commemorates the sesquicentennial anniversary of. . .
Shannon Smith
December 5, 2019
Press Release
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. . .
Emy diGrappa
November 6, 2019
A Closer Look
Wyoming's Future Requires Creative Ideas
October was National Arts and Humanities Month, and along with November tends to be. . .
Shannon Smith
November 1, 2019
Press Release
Wyoming Community Foundation Awards Grant to Wyoming Humanities
Since the beginning of time (human time), storytelling has served a critical role. . .
Emy diGrappa
October 15, 2019
A Closer Look
What We Owe the Dead
Cemeteries are often overlooked as something the public needs to be concerned with. . .
Keelyn Bryam
October 7, 2019
Press Release
Three PEN/Hemingway Award Honorees to Read at Sheridan College
Ucross is pleased to announce that three award-winning authors, Elissa Schappell. . .
Josh Watanabe
September 9, 2019
A Closer Look
Teton PowWow, Dancing and Chanting on Sept. 21st
At noon on Saturday September 21 the Grand Entry of the Teton PowWow at the Teton. . .
Emy diGrappa
September 6, 2019
A Closer Look
Summer Movies' Nostalgia
Some of this summer’s films are less sequels than remakes—recreations of films. . .
Erin Pryor Ackerman
September 6, 2019
Press Release
Job Announcement: Deputy Executive Director, Wyoming Humanities
Wyoming Humanities announces new job posting
Josh Watanabe
September 3, 2019
A Closer Look
Paniolos, Columbus, and Language's Power
Summer in Wyoming means rodeo season. Speaking to C-SPAN, Sheridan Mayor Roger Miller. . .
Josh Watanabe
August 7, 2019
A Closer Look
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. . .
Shannon Smith
August 6, 2019
A Closer Look
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
July 2, 2019
A Closer Look
"Hearts of Glass" to Tour Wyoming
On June 1, Wyoming Humanities cohosted the premiere of the documentary film, Hearts. . .
Shannon Smith
June 10, 2019
A Closer Look
Meet Wyoming Humanities' New Board Members!
The newest members of the Wyoming Humanities Council board.
Erin Pryor Ackerman
June 7, 2019
A Closer Look
“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
May 6, 2019
Press Release
“The Leavers” by Lisa Ko, Author Reading & Book Signing
Ucross is pleased to announce that award-winning author Lisa Ko will give a reading. . .
Josh Watanabe
April 26, 2019
A Closer Look
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
April 8, 2019
A Closer Look
More of the Same: “The Momo Challenge” and Critical Thinking
In the introduction to the 1964 Report of the Commission on the Humanities the. . .
Josh Watanabe
March 7, 2019
A Closer Look
The Government Shutdown, the NEH, and State Humanities Councils
As you are surely aware, our nation recently experienced the longest government. . .
Shannon Smith
February 7, 2019
A Closer Look
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
A Closer Look
On the Importance of Stories
To misquote a former Wyoming Humanities employee: the humanities are our stories. The. . .
Josh Watanabe
January 10, 2019
A Closer Look
Remembering President George H.W. Bush
Today is a National Day of Mourning to honor the late former President George H.W. . . .
Shannon Smith
December 5, 2018
A Closer Look
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
A Closer Look
Wyoming’s Common Ground
Today I am in New Orleans for the National Humanities Conference. It is the annual. . .
Shannon Smith
November 8, 2018
A Closer Look
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
A Closer Look
“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
A Closer Look
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
A Closer Look
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
A Closer Look
“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. . .
August 8, 2018
A Closer Look
Hemingway in the West
Hemingway's journey in Wyoming and how it impacted him and his novels.
Shannon Smith
August 8, 2018
A Closer Look
2018 Wyoming Humanities Summer Reading List
Staff and board members list their favorite books and readings to fill your summer.
Erin Pryor Ackerman
July 2, 2018
A Closer Look
Modern Cultural Conversations about Motherhood
The impact of mothers on family was thought of differently in the 19th century
Erin Pryor Ackerman
June 7, 2018
A Closer Look
Humanities and the Importance of Critical Thinking
Everything you buy or use, more or less, comes with terms and conditions or user. . .
Josh Watanabe
May 11, 2018
A Closer Look
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
May 11, 2018
A Closer Look
Democracy and the Informed Citizen & Upcoming Summer 150ths
Yale professor and former FBI agent Asha Rangappa will kick off Wyoming Humanities. . .
Josh Watanabe
April 12, 2018
A Closer Look
“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
March 13, 2018
Press Release
2018 Major Grant Opening and Deadline Announcement
Grant opening and deadline announcement for 2018.
Josh Watanabe
March 13, 2018
A Closer Look
Mainstreaming Education in Video Games
Gamification of learning in a digital age and how fiction and gameplay can work to. . .
Josh Watanabe
March 12, 2018
A Closer Look
Opening the 2018 Olympics
The Olympics have caused controversy and yet connected the globe.
Josh Watanabe
February 8, 2018
A Closer Look
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
A Closer Look
2017 Year in Review
A review of the activities around Wyoming in 2017.
Josh Watanabe
December 6, 2017
A Closer Look
Net Neutrality: Freedom of Information, or Business Rights?
But for most of us, the benefits of the internet still outweigh the risk.
Josh Watanabe
December 6, 2017
A Closer Look
What’s Going on with Big Data and Artificial Intelligence?
Big data and artificial intelligence are giving us answers, but also directing us.
Josh Watanabe
November 7, 2017
A Closer Look
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
A Closer Look
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.
Josh Watanabe
October 6, 2017
A Closer Look
Sports Are Never Just About Sports
The benefits and lessons learned from participating in sports as kids and adults.
Josh Watanabe
October 6, 2017
A Closer Look
Big Brother is Watching You
Conversations about 1984 supported by trained moderators will happen in Wyoming
Josh Watanabe
October 6, 2017
Press Release
Changes coming to Wyoming Humanities Grants and Discussion Programs in 2018
An overview of the changes coming the Wyoming Humanities grant program.
Josh Watanabe
September 1, 2017
A Closer Look
Humanities and the 2017 Solar Eclipse
The humanities council staff talks about the 2017 solar eclipse in Wyoming.
Josh Watanabe
September 1, 2017
Press Release
Wyoming Humanities | ThinkWY launches What’s Your Why? podcast series
Wyoming Humanities | ThinkWY launches new podcast series.
Josh Watanabe
August 1, 2017
A Closer Look
Diversity: A Solution to the Decline of the Humanities?
The decline in interest in humanities could be solved with diversity.
Josh Watanabe
July 31, 2017
A Closer Look
Hell Gap – Our State’s Newest (and Oldest?) National Historic Landmark
A recent National Historic Landmark is Hell Gap, right here in Wyoming.
Josh Watanabe
July 31, 2017
A Closer Look
Democracy, the Press, and Civil Discourse and Disobedience
Our country is losing the ability to trust the very public institutions upon which we. . .
Shannon Smith
July 6, 2017
A Closer Look
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.
Josh Watanabe
July 6, 2017
A Closer Look
What’s Up with That National Monument Thing?
The importance of national monuments to our society and history.
Josh Watanabe
June 6, 2017
A Closer Look
The Lost Dauphin of Mississippi
Wyoming Humanities Regional Director, Jason Burge, leaves and heads to New Zealand.
Josh Watanabe
June 6, 2017
A Closer Look
Land-Grant Universities, the Humanities, and Equal Access
An education involving the humanities trains students how to think critically; how to. . .
Josh Watanabe
June 6, 2017
A Closer Look
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.
Shannon Smith
May 4, 2017
A Closer Look
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
May 4, 2017
A Closer Look
Continuing a Conversation about the Humanities
The importance of continuing the conversation around the humanities in Wyoming.
Shannon Smith
May 4, 2017
A Closer Look
Determining the True Cost of the Humanities
On March 16, the Trump administration released its first federal budget plan which. . .
Shannon Smith
March 30, 2017
A Closer Look
Libel in Heart Mountain: A University of Wyoming Mock Trial
A UW mock trial of the events at Heart Mountain.
Josh Watanabe
March 29, 2017
A Closer Look
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
March 1, 2017
A Closer Look
The Humanities, The Economy, and STEM
Our world has changed dramatically in the last three decades. From the technologies. . .
Shannon Smith
March 1, 2017
A Closer Look
21st Century Gamification: Experiential Learning Through Play
While we tend to think of them as a modern phenomenon, according to the International. . .
Josh Watanabe
March 1, 2017
A Closer Look
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
A Closer Look
Humanities’ Role in Cultural Awareness
Word got back to us that a call had been made to local law enforcement inquiring
Josh Watanabe
January 30, 2017
A Closer Look
Public Humanities Programs and the “Elite” Narrative
Taking a closer look the state of our nation and our state after what most will agree
Shannon Smith
December 27, 2016
A Closer Look
#WhatsYourSource
Earlier this month “fake news” got daily coverage when a man shot a rifle in the. . .
Erin Pryor Ackerman
December 27, 2016
Press Release
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. . .
Josh Watanabe
December 27, 2016
A Closer Look
Founding Fathers, "Hamilton" and Identity in Modern America
So begins the life story of one of our lesser known founding fathers, filtered
Josh Watanabe
November 30, 2016
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