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Capturing History, 280 Characters at a Time
Archivists Bergis Jules and Edward Summers created Documenting the Now to preserve social media posts, enabling activists to document the world’s most important social and political movements.
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Sustaining an Arts Legacy: The International Association of Blacks in Dance
The International Association of Blacks in Dance, a Mellon grantee through the Foundation’s Comprehensive Organizational Health Initiative, is ensuring that a rich legacy of dance in America—and around the world—is preserved and continues to grow.
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Driven by Data: The Center for Policing Equity
Phillip Atiba Goff, an alumnus of the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellows Program, blends humanism and data science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York to improve community policing nationwide.
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Refusing to Forget: Monica Muñoz Martinez Uncovers America’s History at the Border
Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF) alumna Monica Muñoz Martinez on her new book "The Injustice Never Leaves You: Anti-Mexican Violence in Texas" and how academic excellence can shape public history.
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Puerto Rico: After the Storm
Northwestern University performance studies professor and department chair Ramón H. Rivera-Servera has spearheaded an innovative outreach initiative to assist Puerto Rican artists in the aftermath of last fall’s devastating hurricanes. Article by Kerry Trotter and Cara Lockwood, originally appearing in Dialogue, a publication of Northwestern University.
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The Demands for Diversity Hiring Require a “Pipeline”
An op-ed by Mellon Foundation Senior Program Officer Armando Bengochea.
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Igniting Confidence and Building the Humanities Pipeline
The Johns Hopkins-Community College of Baltimore County Humanities for All Program builds confidence and research skills for community college students.
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The Citizenship Project: Discovering American History through Art
The New-York Historical Society's collection helps permanent residents in New York City prepare to become US citizens.
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Herbert Siguenza Tells His Own Stories
Herbert Siguenza has held many roles—action figure, voiceover artist, and co-founder of the Chicano performance troupe Culture Clash. Now he takes on the role of playwright-in-residence at the San Diego Repertory Theatre.
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Behind the Scenes: Assessing the National Playwright Residency Program
Established in 2012, the National Playwright Residency Program seeks to empower playwrights by embedding them in producing theaters. Here, a summary of Helicon Collaborative’s Report on the program’s impact.
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