Speakers Bureau
Bringing the humanities to your town is easy with the Ohio Humanities Speakers Bureau. Scholars in the fields of history, literature, philosophy, law, and archaeology have been engaging audiences and inspiring conversation for over 20 years.
Current Speakers Bureau Roster
Alphabetical
By Subject
to see upcoming events
1. Schedule a Speaker
If your organization would like to book a speaker, first contact the speaker to confirm program dates and times. You can find speaker contact information at the bottom of each speaker page.
2. Book Your Speaker
Once you have contacted and confirmed with your speaker, use our online application to apply at least six weeks before your scheduled event. Upon approval, we’ll send you a program agreement packet and ask you to pay the appropriate application fee to Ohio Humanities. Groups are limited to three Speakers Bureau programs per year. If you have any questions, please call Program Coordinator Sam Chase at 614.461.7802 or email at schase@ohiohumanities.org.
Speakers Bureau Fee Structure
Non-profit organizations with an annual budget under $150,000 pay a fee of $50.00
Non-profit organizations with an annual budget over $150,000 pay a fee of $250.00
Schools (including colleges or universities) and corporate or private entities pay a fee of $400.00
Ohio Humanities is not accepting new Speakers Bureau bookings at this time. Please check back in October 2020 or contact Sam Chase at 614.461.7802 or schase@ohiohumanities.org if you have any questions. Although no Ohio Humanities funding will be provided, organizations are encouraged to contact individual speakers to inquire about bookings on their own.
Explore Suffrage
These talks and discussions commemorate significant anniversaries in the struggle for suffrage–the passing of the 15th and 19th amendments–and emphasize the value in recognizing the common threads that bind us all together. Each scholar uses a national and statewide framework to explore where we’ve been, who we are, and to weigh the question, where do we want to be?