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On April 19, 2016, The University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts and Humanities Texas hosted an evening of discussion titled "The Election of 1860 and Its Contemporary Significance" about citizenship, democracy, and pivotal presidential elections in American history. Faculty experts used an interdisciplinary lens to analyze the political forces, issues, and consequences of the election of 1860 as well as its parallels to subsequent elections and its relevance today. More»

In June 2016, Humanities Texas held six teacher institutes across the state. Topics included "Post-War America, 1945–1960" in Austin, "Teaching the American Literary Tradition" in Austin and El Paso, "From Colonists to Revolutionaries" in San Antonio, "America from Jefferson to Jackson" in Houston, and "The History of the American Southwest" in San Marcos. More»

Alan Lomax believed every culture has a "right . . . to equal time on the air and equal time in the classroom." As director of the Library of Congress Archive of American Folk Song and as a radio and television host, Lomax introduced folksong to popular audiences and promoted it among students and scholars. More»

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