The Sing Sing Revolt

By Lee Bernstein The New York History Journal has been re-imagined and re-launched by our partners at the New York State Museum and Cornell University Press. The journal welcomes submissions from public historians, municipal historians, museum professionals, and archivists, in addition to academic historians–very much in the spirit of Humanities New York as we help build the burgeoning field of […]

31 Humanities Grants Awarded Across NYS for Public Programs on Women’s Suffrage, African-American History, Indigenous Issues, and More

Groups of students pose near a pulpit that Alice Paul spoke from

NYC, New York–Humanities New York (HNY) today announced $150,000 in awards to 31 grantees for innovative public humanities offerings. Awards were made in every region of the state, from the North Country to Long Island. “To know the humanities one has to experience them personally,” said Executive Director Sara Ogger. “The awarded programs directly engage […]