National History Day Georgia Students Excel at National Contest Georgia Humanities Celebrates Student Achievement and Calls for Support for Humanities Education ATLANTA—At a time when civic [...]

The 2025 Spring grant cycle received 31 applications requesting $73,400. The Grants Committee awarded a total of $29,750 to 12 Georgia educational and cultural organizations, 25% of which have [...]

Dear Friends and Supporters, Earlier this week, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) proposed drastic reductions to the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) budget, along with [...]

NEH Funding Cuts Jeopardize Cultural and Educational Programming in Georgia Atlanta (April 3, 2025)— Earlier this week, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) proposed drastic reductions [...]

Georgia Humanities Welcomes Former U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo for “Ocmulgee Rising” Event in Macon Free public program to be held April 24, 2025, as part of Being Human Festival […]

Meet Our New Director of Development: Jen Welborn If you’ve recently attended one of our meetings or events, you may have already met Jen Welborn, Georgia Humanities’ new director of [...]

In honor of Black History Month, take a journey through Georgia history with our grant-funded digital tours. Made possible through a partnership with Emory’s Center for Digital Scholarship [...]

At Georgia Humanities, we’re proud to support the next generation of humanities professionals by providing opportunities to learn, connect, and grow. This year, we sponsored our interns’ [...]

Georgia Humanities Announces New Board Members Atlanta—Georgia Humanities welcomes eight new members to its Board of Directors: Ted Cummings, Cathy Lee Eckert, Penny Houston, Michelle Johnson, [...]

Remembering Laura McCarty ATLANTA—It is with great sadness that we share news of the passing of our friend and former president, Laura McCarty. Laura was a humanities person through and […]