October 14, 2025
Humanity AI Commits $500M to Build a People-Centered Future for AI
Civic Engagement
Could the arts and humanities fuel an engaged citizenry?
University of California Berkely campus. Photo: Elena Zhukova for Mellon Foundation
The arts and humanities allow us to interpret and share our human experience. They connect, inspire, and educate us to become more informed and engaged citizens. Mellon is continuously creating and fostering an exchange of learning for a more engaged civic body.
April 29, 2025
America’s Humanities Councils Get a Lifeline
In focus
Ripple Effect
Ten Unexpected Things to Check Out at Public Libraries
University of Kansas
The Kaw Nation Reclaims a Sacred Stone
Beyond Granite
What if the commemoration of the American story were up to you?
Shorefront NFP
The Nation’s First Municipal Reparations Program, Grounded in Black History
The W.O.W. Project, Inc.
How the Oldest Operating Store in New York's Chinatown Found a New Way to Stay Open
Past event
Civic Engagement and the Determined Hope of the Humanities
Past event
America is at the Library—Not Just the Ballot Box
October 26, 2022
Op-Ed: My family taught me ‘the act of voting is democracy made manifest’
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