Special Projects

Frank McCourt presented the 7th Speaker's Millennium Lecture on November 10, 2008.

Humanities on the Road
PHC and PCN have joined forces to produce Humanities on the Road, a new television series that will bring public humanities presentations to millions of households across the state.

Live & Learn Weekends
Live & Learn Weekends give audiences the chance to tour local Underground Railroad and Civil War-related sites and to talk about how the sites tie into the larger national story. Participants receive a book to take home to deepen the experience. Co-sponsored with Quest for Freedom.

Public Humanities Scholars
Public Humanities Scholars matches nonprofit organizations with Penn State scholars to plan and present high-quality programs in central Pennsylvania.

Speaker's Millennium Lecture
Frank McCourt shared his powerful story—Ireland to America: An Immigrant's Journey—at PHC's seventh annual Speaker's Millennium Lecture on Monday, November 10, 2008.