Social Movements in Modern America: Labor, Civil Rights, and Feminism

Social Movements in Modern America: Labor, Civil Rights, and Feminism
NEH Summer Institute for School Teachers, July 11-31, 2010

Every year the National Endowment for the Humanities sponsors programs for teachers to study a variety of humanities topics. This year Indiana University, Bloomington is again hosting an NEH Summer Institute, entitled "Social Movements in Modern America: Labor, Civil Rights, and Feminism."  Teacher participants, with staff and faculty from the Center on Congress and the Center for the Study of History and Memory, will examine the pivotal role of three major social movements in America: their history, their interrelationships, and their transformative political and cultural impact over the last century.

The "Social Movements" institute will recruit 25 teachers of social studies or a related discipline (e.g. history, government, etc.) from grades 9 through 12. Full-time teachers from public, private, or church-affiliated schools, including home-schooling parents, are eligible to apply. Full-time graduate students who intend to pursue careers in K-12 teaching are also eligible.

Your application must be postmarked (or received electronically) no later than March 2, 2010.For more information, eligibility requirements, and application instructions, please visit http://www.indiana.edu/~inst2010 or contact Dr. Barbara Truesdell, (812) 855-2856 barbara@indiana.edu.


For more information on NEH Institutes, visit: http://www.neh.gov/projects/si-school.html 
and scroll down to "Seminars."

Indiana Black History Challenge

Explore Indiana’s African-American history and earn a chance to win great prizes!

 In celebration of Black History Month, children and families can learn about Indiana’s rich African-American history and earn a chance to win great prizes by taking the Indiana Black History Challenge. Participants investigate Indiana black history facts and answer a series of multiple-choice questions on a game card or online.
Take the 2010 Indiana Black History Challenge Feb. 1 through 27 for your chance to win a Family Fun Pack including an overnight stay at the Hilton Hotel in downtown Indianapolis, an IHS family membership, a gift certificate to The Best Chocolate in Town, four tickets to the Indiana State Museum and a special invitation to the grand opening of the Indiana Experience at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center on March 20, 2010.

 Open to all ages; one entry per person.

For more information, visit:
http://www.indianahistory.org/pub_prog/edu/historychallenge.htm

Cultural Celebrations: Black History Month at IUPUI

Celebrate African-American Heritage, Art, and Culture at IUPUI during Black History Month. Events begin on February 1 and continue through the entire month of February. All campus programs are free and open to IUPUI students, faculty, staff, and the community.

For more information visit:

http://life.iupui.edu/ccl/campus-programming/bhm/