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The team that curated the Illuminate exhibit, including two 2025 summer research fellows, poses for a photo next to the opening panel at the Legacy Fund of The Columbus Foundation's 25th anniversary event at Stonewall Columbus in November 2025.
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The Legacy Fund Fellowship for LGBTQIA Central Ohio History seeks 2026 summer research fellows

ByKiley Kinnard
Attendees converse at the Beloved: Ohio Celebrates Toni Morrison kickoff event in February 2026.
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Ohio Humanities hiring Membership and Partnerships Manager

ByKiley Kinnard
U.S. Capitol Building rotunda, shot from below
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U.S. Senate Votes to Fully Restore Humanities Councils Funding in Bill That Now Awaits President’s Signature

ByKiley Kinnard
Promotional image for Ohio Celebrates Toni Morrison, featuring several black and white images of Morrison superimposed on a map of the Lake Erie shoreline and the outline of the state of Ohio.
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Ohio Launches Yearlong Celebration of Toni Morrison with February 18 Kickoff Event

ByKiley Kinnard
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Ohio Humanities and the Wexner Center for the Arts Announce the Ohio Humanities Film Fellow for 2025-2026

ByKiley Kinnard
Promotional image for Ohio Celebrates Toni Morrison, featuring the word 'Beloved.' in written script and several black and white images of Morrison superimposed on a map of the Lake Erie shoreline and the outline of the state of Ohio. Additional text reads 'A Statewide Toni Morrison Celebration. From February 18, 2026 through February 18, 2027, Ohio will celebrate the life, literature, and legacy of Toni Morrison, Lorain, Ohio native and the first black woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature' above the Literary Cleveland and Ohio Humanities logos.
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Ohio to host statewide celebration of writer and Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison

ByKiley Kinnard