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With $3.3 Million in New Funding, Mellon Foundation Increases Investment in Funding Prison Education and Re-entry Programs
June 13, 2019
Grants deepen Mellon’s years-long commitment to expanding educational opportunities for the incarcerated.
University Of Wisconsin Aims To Preserve Nearly Century-Old Public Radio
June 8, 2019
A segment on NPR reports on a CLIR Recordings at Risk grant in support of public media preservation.
Illinois Prison Removes More Than 200 Books From Prison Library
June 9, 2019
NPR and other outlets report on the removal of books from college-in-prison program’s library inside the Danville Correctional Center in east-central Illinois.
How Internships Are Changing the Art World
June 4, 2019
Artsy reports on programs supporting diverse pathways throughout the museum workforce, including the Mellon Undergraduate Curatorial Fellowship.
#Pride50: Joshua Burford — Chronicler of Southern LGBTQ history
June 3, 2019
NBC's list of 50 change-makers and innovators includes the primary investigator of the Invisible Histories Project, which is building a network of LGBTQ+ community archives throughout the South.
The Monograph Is Broken. Long Live the Monograph.
June 2, 2019
The Chronicle of Higher Education considers models of digital innovation and sustainability in scholarly publishing, including UNC Press’ Sustainable History Monograph Pilot, UM Press’ Fulcrum, and UMN Press’ Manifold project.
Top Foundations Are Keen to Smooth Reentry for Incarcerated People. Here’s What They’re Learning
May 31, 2019
An article on Inside Philanthropy features Columbia University's Justice in Education initiative.
Bennington College to Get $1 Million Grant to Fight Food Insecurity
May 28, 2019
At Bennington College in Vermont, an interdisciplinary, community-engaged humanities initiative aims to offer solutions to food insecurity in rural communities.
NYU 2019 Commencement Speaker Elizabeth Alexander
May 2019
Elizabeth Alexander addresses some 10,000 students receiving degrees at NYU’s 187th Commencement at Yankee Stadium.
NYU’s Class of 2019 Graduates With a Challenge to Foster Unity
May 22, 2019
“What is the power of your words once you are in the room? What can you do with your words to move us closer to beloved community?” The Washington Square News reports on Elizabeth Alexander’s speech to NYU’s Class of 2019.