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2016 President's Report: Future Work
June 2017
Mellon Foundation President Earl Lewis' essay in the 2016 annual report.
How Are Funders Boosting Arts Engagement Across Diverse Communities?
June 8, 2017
An article on Inside Philanthropy.
Museum Visitors, And Employees, Are Mostly White. The MFA Is Trying To Change That
June 6, 2017
A story from WBUR.
Pioneering Stanford Professor Emerita in Art History Continues to Break New Ground
June 5, 2017
An article on Stanford News.
A Museum Becomes a Classroom for Penn Students
June 2017
An article from the University of Pennsylvania.
Gender Gap Wider at Wealthier Museums, New Study Finds
May 23, 2017
An editorial on Artsy.
Post-Brown Diversity has to Mean More Than Numbers
May 16, 2017
An article in Diverse: Issues In Higher Education by Mellon Foundation President Earl Lewis.
Private Philanthropy Cannot Replace the NEH
May 11, 2017
President Earl Lewis on why the NEH remains unique in rallying private support, supporting rural and urban communities equitably, and bringing the humanities to the national forefront.
Transgender History Archive at Holy Cross Gets Funding to Expand
May 10, 2017
An article in the Worcester Telegram.
Museums So White: Survey Reveals Deep Lack of Diversity
May 9, 2017
An article in Nonprofit Quarterly.