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Humanity in Action Appoints Azi Khalili as Executive Director
Humanity in Action is proud to announce the appointment of Azadeh “Azi” Khalili as its new Executive Director, effective today. Khalili steps into the role following a distinguished career across government, philanthropy, and social justice movements—bringing decades of experience advocating for human rights, gender equity, and systemic reform.
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Hui-Hui Interviewed by PAC
In the context of the International Women's Day, Landecker Fellow Hui-Hui Pan was interviewed by Pan Asian Collective.
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Classicism feat. Francis Seeck
Senior Fellow Francis Seeck visits the "Unter anderen Umständen" ("Under other circumstances") podcast to talk about discrimination and oppression of people.
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Frances Perkins Center to Hold Free Virtual Forum on April 3
On April 3, 2022, the Frances Perkins Center will hold a free virtual forum, titled “Problem Solving in a Divided America: What Can We Learn From Frances Perkins’ Era? What Can We Do Now?”.
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Announcing the 2022 Untold Stories Grantees
Humanity in Action is delighted to announce the recipients of the 2022 Travel and Research Grant which is part of the Untold Stories | Places of Memory project.
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Can We Unlearn Racism?
Senior Fellow Jacob Boersema's book titled "Can We Unlearn Racism?" was published by Stanford University Press.
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Cat Neilan's Investigations for the Insider
Senior Landecker Fellow Cat Neilan has carried out multiple investigations for the Insider news outlet.
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Julia Zarankin: Learning to love your middle-aged body as a ballerina
Senior Fellow Julia Zarankin has recently written an article for CBC on the beauty of becoming a ballerina. The piece entitled "How I learned to love my middle-aged body as a ballerina" describes the way this artistic endeavour helped her become more comfortable in her body.
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Directing Communications at the National Endowment for the Humanities
In February 2021, Senior Fellow Miriam Magdieli was announced as a political appointee to lead the Office of Communications at the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
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ProFellow Interview: How David Schupp Drives Justice with the Humanity in Action Fellowship
Senior Fellow David Schupp got interviewed about the Humanity in Action summer fellowship for a ProFellow article.
Humanity in Action Fellowship Named Among 10 Fellowships for Human Rights
Humanity in Action was named by Human Rights Careers among 10 of the top Fellowships for human rights.
Humanity in Action Fellowship Named among 5 Fellowships to Keep an Eye on
The Humanity in Action Fellowship has been named by College Magazine among five Fellowships to keep an eye on, joining the ranks of Fulbright, the Watson Fellowship and Princeton.