Why We Need to Study War More

In his recent Humanist column (“Ain’t Going to Study War No More”), Tim Neumann of the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association (PVMA) wonders why so many Americans place so much attention on “studying” war. Rightly, he questions what we...

“History in the First Person”

One of the perks of my job is attending programs that have been funded by Mass Humanities. I wish I could attend them all. We support an incredible smorgasbord of projects, which have in common only that they are public humanities programs in or about Massachusetts....

Having Sisters to Dream With

The idea to create a new folk opera about the life of Sojourner Truth came in a dream. It was short, just an image really, of composer and dear friend, Paula Kimper and me sitting in the Academy of Music in Northampton and we overwhelmed with joy. We were listening to...