Today in the Humanities... A History Resource for Students, Cambodian Archaeology, and Pulitzer History

Humanities Stories from Around the Globe to Pique Interest and Spark Conversation!

Patrick Awuah makes the case that a liberal arts education is critical to forming true leaders.

- "Patrick Awuah on educating leaders," (TED Talks, Filmed June 2007)

A major stop for runaway Southern slaves, Washington, DC, attracted large numbers of blacks after the Civil War. By 1960 the city had a majority black population. The presence of black political organizations and the large marches in the 1960s made Washington a major center of the civil rights movement. Today it is one of the largest and most prominent black-dominated communities in the United States.

- Johnson, David, "Important Cities in Black History Atlanta to Washington, DC: landmarks in African-American history," (Fact Monster)

Count Basie and Bob Crosby
at the Howard Theatre,
Gottlieb Collection, Library
of Congress

George Clinton surveyed the crowd Tuesday night and let out a soulful sigh: “Boy, do I have memories in this joint!” The legendary purveyor of funk, looking notably tidier sans his equally legendary Technicolor dreadlocks, took the Howard Theatre stage at the historic venue’s VIP grand opening concert and celebration following a $29 million renovation.

- Purdom, Gwendolyn, "DC’s Historic Howard Theatre Reopens After Major Restoration," April 12, 2012, (PreservationNation, The official blog of the National Trust for Historic Preservation)

A team of young archaeologists from the Faculty of Archaeology at the Royal University of Fine Arts and from the Royal Academy of Cambodia initiated a yearlong project that combined: excavation, cultural resource management and the construction of a museum in order to preserve, document and disseminate information about the rich cultural heritage of the Sre Ampil site.

- "Sre Ampil Archaeological Project," (The Center for Khmer Studies)

The Humanities Council [of North Carolina] has been revisiting the notion of The American Dream. During this process we decided to take the conversation outside (literally) and engage folks in conversation around this broad but universally relevant topic. 

- "The American Dream by Jakub Pucilowski," (The North Carolina Humanities Council)

“Pulitzer history, of sorts, was made this year when the Pulitzer Board announced that no prize for fiction would be awarded this year,” says Corrigan, who has been published in the New York Times, written a book and writes a mystery book column for the Washington Post.

- "NPR's Maureen Corrigan Judged Fiction for Pulitzer Prize Not Awarded," (Georgetown University)