This week-long symposium will feature Jacqueline Jones Royster, author, co-author and editor of several books and numerous articles, including Southern Horrors and Other Writings: The Anti-Lynching Campaign of Ida B. Wells-Barnett . . .
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The Hoverter Course in the Humanities strives to bridge the gap between college dreams and higher education realities by providing tuition-free, credit.bearing, college courses in the humanities.
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Stories in Place is a collection of ongoing research and oral history projects aligning people's personal experience with local history
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Teachers as Scholars offers middle and secondary school teachers free Act 48-credit in-service seminars that focus on the latest disciplinary content available in various humanities fields of learning. Upcoming opportunity March 6!
2021 Teachers as Scholars OpportunityPoetry in Place intimately connects Harrisburg public school students and community residents to their city. Each workshop includes a field trip to a local place of significance and a time for creative reflection and writing. Every event focuses on the cultural, historical and ecological roots of the Harrisburg region.
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