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On the Syllabus: New Solutions to the Climate Crisis  

Creating a Refuge for Banned Scholars 

Taking Women’s and Gender Studies from Theory to Practice

Phillip Brian Harper is the program director in the Higher Learning grantmaking area at Mellon Foundation.

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Study of race, gender, and sexuality is central to work in the humanities, and it is important that inquiry in these areas continue to enjoy robust support.

Putting Indigenous Stories Back in the Picture 

Embracing the Label “Ungovernable” through Queer and Feminist Resistance

Building Bridges with Latinx Studies 

Talking about Race—In and With the Public

Learn more about the institutions that are boldly advancing the studies of race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality.

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Multivocality

Evolving Higher Education

Affirming Multivocal Humanities

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Artists as Catalysts

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Beyond Incarceration

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Civic Engagement

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Expanding Public Knowledge

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Monuments and Memory

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Power of the Word

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Public Places‚ Public Stories

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Puerto Rico and Its Diaspora

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University Everywhere

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