Idaho Humanities Council

The Idaho Humanities Council recently had their federal funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities cut. The funding makes up 75% of their budget, and the council says it can’t go on without that money.

The Idaho Humanities Council is celebrating its golden anniversary in 2023; and as part of its 50th anniversary gala, they’ll host native Idahoan Samuel D. Hunter, McArthur Genius Grant Fellow and playwright/screenwriter of the Oscar-winning “The Whale.”

The National Endowment for the Humanities was founded in 1965 by Congress. There are 56 humanities councils around the country, including here in Idaho.…

Forty Idaho teachers are gathering next week for the Idaho Humanities Council's Summer Teacher Institute. The teachers get an in-depth study of a single…

The Idaho Humanities Council explores the question "Are Women People?"Idaho cyclists take over downtown Boise.A new book on slavery.We take a trip to…

A longtime state Attorney General and Idaho Supreme Court Justice will be honored Thursday by the Idaho Humanities Council.When asked about his upcoming…

A new book takes a unique look at Idaho’s wild places. Titled “Idaho Wilderness Considered,” the book is more than a field guide to the state’s…