Artists as Catalysts

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Beyond Incarceration

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Borderlands Cultures

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Civic Engagement

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Evolving Higher Education

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Expanding Public Knowledge

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Monuments and Memory

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Multivocality

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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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Former Librarian of Congress, fired by Trump, vows to improve public information in new Mellon role

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Dr. Hayden, the former 14th Librarian of Congress and the first woman and first African American to have held the position, joins the Foundation in an advisory capacity.

Mellon Foundation Announces Appointment of Dr. Carla Hayden as Mellon Senior Fellow 

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The Mellon Foundation announced the election of Margaret Anadu, Senior Partner at private investment firm The Vistria Group, to its Board of Trustees. 


Impact Investment Leader Margaret Anadu Joins Mellon Foundation’s Board of Trustees

Foundations donate $1.5M to help restore historic Black church in Memphis gutted by arson

The fellowships matter because “it’s important to hear from this community that we don’t hear from,” said Mellon Program Director Margaret Morton.

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Mellon and Haymarket Books Back Justice-System-Impacted Writers

The latest news about our grantmaking, collaborations, and grantees.

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Mellon announced a $15 million emergency funding commitment to address the impact of the recent federal funding cuts that have devastated state humanities councils.

America’s Humanities Councils Get a Lifeline

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