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Find similar grantsAffirming Multivocal Humanities initiative is sponsored by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. This initiative supports programs on race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality at public institutions of higher learning, with a focus on expansive and inclusive humanistic exploration.
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Affirming Multivocal Humanities | Mellon Foundation Public colleges and universities are working with communities to explore a breadth of issues that are core to the human experience. The place of race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality in academia has long been contested.
Yet, the way that higher learning institutions explore identity through the humanities continues to grow and evolve—leading to a fuller, more complex version of our American story.
Affirming the importance of multivocal humanities activities like these, Mellon made 95 grants across a total of 35 states for a total of more than $18 million to public colleges and universities that are committed to elevating the many perspectives that shape our nation. Follow Mellon for more on the state of Higher Learning in America. This is what multivocality looks like—in the classroom, on the streets, across America.
Through their efforts to ensure broad access to the study of race, ethnicity, gender, and/or sexuality, Mellon grantees are advancing a whole host of activities—from discussions with banned scholars to the creation of public-facing scholarship—to equip a new generation of thinkers and citizens to engage in the multivocal nature of our democracy. What does the work look like? Who is leading the charge?
And what’s changing as a result?
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa On the Syllabus: New Solutions to the Climate Crisis University of California at Berkeley Creating a Refuge for Banned Scholars Taking Women’s and Gender Studies from Theory to Practice Program Director, Higher Learning “ 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 Portland State University Embracing the Label “Ungovernable” through Queer and Feminist Resistance University of Illinois at Chicago Building Bridges with Latinx Studies University of North Carolina at Greensboro 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.
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Public institutions of higher learning. The Mellon Foundation generally supports a wide range of arts and humanities organizations. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Affirming Multivocal Humanities initiative is funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Yes — this listing is flagged as national in scope, so applicants across the U.S. may apply, subject to the sponsor's other eligibility criteria.
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Humanities in Place Grant Program is sponsored by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. This program funds placekeepers, artists, institutions, and storytellers who shine a spotlight on historically overlooked sites, and the communities and stories that surround them. The program supports arts and culture, higher learning, public knowledge, and Presidential Initiatives that advance a more connected, creative, and just society, particularly work that lifts up historically underserved and overlooked communities.
Community-based Archives is sponsored by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. This program aimed to support community-based archives in the United States and its territories, funding operational support, collections care, and programming and outreach activities. While the specific funding rounds mentioned have passed, the focus on community-based initiatives and cultural preservation could be relevant if similar opportunities arise, as youth arts programs often contribute to cultural heritage.