by Jennifer Sierra | Aug 15, 2023 | Blog, Blog: General Humanities, Blog: Grants
As our Humanities Grant deadline is approaching on September 7, we wanted to compile a list of tips to help you write a compelling project description. With this aim, we asked Michigan Humanities Director of Grants, James Nelson, and the Michigan Arts and Culture...
by Jennifer Sierra | Jul 17, 2023 | Blog, Blog: General Humanities, Past Recipients
The Black Bottom Street View is an exhibit by the Black Bottom Archives Project available at the Dequindre Cut Walk in Detroit from June 19 to July 31, 2023. This exhibit presents photos from the former Black Bottom neighborhood, which previously stood on the grounds...
by Jennifer Sierra | May 17, 2023 | Blog, Blog: General Humanities
Michigan Humanities started monthly blog posts at the end of 2020 as a way to connect with our community while our programming and events moved to a virtual format. The monthly blog was coordinated by Jennifer Sierra, Michigan Humanities’ Diversity, Equity, and...
by Jennifer Sierra | Dec 13, 2022 | Blog, Blog: General Humanities
At Michigan Humanities, we wanted to compile a list of recommendations of things to do this upcoming winter season—which is something that unites us all in Michigan! Furthermore, we made sure that some of these activities are free and accessible to all. We asked some...
by Jennifer Sierra | Nov 8, 2022 | Blog, Blog: General Humanities
Ethriam Brammer is a literary translator and scholar of U.S. Latinx literature, Assistant Dean and DEI Implementation Lead for the Rackham Graduate School at the University of Michigan and beloved Michigan Humanities Board member. In 2023, Ethriam will lead us as...
by Jennifer Sierra | Sep 13, 2022 | Blog, Blog: General Humanities
Continuing to honor our 2022 Michigan Humanities Awards recipients, this month we had a conversation with Professor Deborah Vriend Van Duinen, head of the The NEA Big and Little Read Lakeshore program at Hope College. This program has been running for the past 8 years...