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Welcome to the Idaho Humanities Council, connecting you to programs, grant opportunities, and resources that promote greater public awareness, appreciation and understanding of literature, history, philosophy, jurisprudence, and other humanities disciplines. The IHC seeks to deepen understanding of human experience by connecting people with ideas, by encouraging civility and good citizenship, and by initiating community conversations about ideas that enlighten us about the past and light our way toward wisdom and a meaningful future.

Visit our site often to learn about programs and events in your area of the state.

Sun, July 22 2012 – Fri, July 27 2012

2012 Teacher Institute - Visionary Landscapes: Willa Cather and the Search for Place in the West

Idaho Humanities Council will host a weeklong summer institute on novelist Willa Cather. Read More
Sat, September 29 2012 at 07:00 p.m.

Pulitzer Prize-winning Novelist Richard Russo to Speak in Boise

Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Richard Russo will be the speaker at the IHC's 16th Annual Distinguished Humanities Lecture and Dinner on Saturday, September 29, 2012 at the Boise Centre. Read More
Fri, October 12 2012

Prize-winning writer Anthony Doerr to speak in Coeur d'Alene, October 12

Prize-winning writer Anthony Doerr will be the speaker at the IHC’s 9th Annual Northern Idaho Distinguished Humanities Lecture and Dinner on Friday, October 12, 2012, 7 p.m., at the Coeur d’Alene Resort.  Read More
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