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NHC Summer Institute on Teaching African American Studies Focuses on the Perspectives of Women

How does our understanding of American history and culture change when viewed through the eyes of Black women? How should we incorporate Black women’s voices in curriculums to ensure students can benefit from those perspectives? These and related questions will be the focus of (re)Centering the Narrative: Black Women’s Voices of the 19th and 20th Centuries which will be held July 10–14, 2023 at the National Humanities Center.

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National Humanities Center Names 2023–24 Teacher Advisory Council

The National Humanities Center has announced the selection of twenty talented educators from across the country as members of its 2023–24 Teacher Advisory Council. These teachers, from schools in twelve states, will work with the Center’s staff in piloting, evaluating, and promoting NHC resources and professional development programs for collegiate and pre-collegiate educators.

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New NHC Institute Builds on Efforts to Strengthen Teaching in African American Studies

The National Humanities Center is working to help teachers with questions about the civil rights struggle and other topics in African American studies through its Teaching African American Studies Institutes. The newest of these, More Than a Slogan: Understanding the Historical Context of Black Lives Matter (February 6–10), will provide an immersive, hands-on learning experience to help educators better understand the approaches and historical perspectives required to teach African American studies to K–12 students.

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NHC Welcomes Educators for New Institute Series on Teaching African American Studies

On July 5th, the National Humanities Center will welcome 24 educators for the first of a series of institutes on teaching African American studies. This weeklong, immersive experience, organized in partnership with Prairie View A&M University, is part of a pilot project designed to promote more effective teaching about the African American experience and elevate the scholarly work of Prairie View faculty and alumni.

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National Humanities Center Names 2022–23 Teacher Advisory Council

The National Humanities Center announces the selection of twenty gifted educators as members of its 2022–23 Teacher Advisory Council. These teachers, from schools in fourteen states, will work with the Center’s Education Programs staff in piloting, evaluating, and promoting the Center’s nationally-recognized resources and programs that support humanities teaching and professional development at the collegiate and pre-collegiate levels.

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New NHC Program Will Help Universities Develop Responsible AI Courses

The National Humanities Center announces a new initiative to bolster college-level curricula for developing responsible artificial intelligence technologies. Supported by a gift from Google, the NHC will partner with faculty from fifteen colleges and universities in the U.S. to create and implement courses to help students comprehend the myriad ways AI technologies are integrated into modern life and to think through the ethical issues involved in developing and deploying them.

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National Humanities Center Names 2021–22 Teacher Advisory Council

The National Humanities Center is pleased to announce the selection of twenty exceptional educators as members of its 2021–22 Teacher Advisory Council. These teachers, drawn from an array of teaching environments across the United States, will work with the Center’s education program staff in piloting, evaluating, and promoting materials and professional development offerings.

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National Humanities Center Names 2020–21 Teacher Advisory Council

The National Humanities Center is pleased to announce the selection of twenty exceptional educators as members of its 2020–21 Teacher Advisory Council. These teachers, from school districts in fifteen states and the District of Columbia, will work with the Center’s education program staff in piloting, evaluating, and promoting materials and professional development offerings for the Center’s nationally recognized education programs.