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Speakers in the Schools

The New York Council for the Humanities’ Speakers in the Schools program offers FREE top-notch lectures by a renowned and diverse group of scholars on a wide variety of humanities subjects to high school communities across New York State.

If your application is successful, the Council will cover all costs associated with the program, including the Speaker’s honorarium and travel expenses.

How to apply to host a lecture

Select a Lecture/ Speaker

Browse presentation listings to find the right topic for your students, school community and curriculum. Find a Lecture/Speaker >

Contact the Speaker to arrange a date and time

Get in touch with the Speaker you have selected, using his or her listed contact information. Browse Speaker directory >

Apply to the Council
 Once you have selected a lecture and established a date and a time with the Speaker, submit the Speakers in the Schools application. Apply >

Plan your event

As soon as you receive notice of Council approval, start planning your event, including pre- and post-lecture activities. View Planning Tips >

Follow-Up

Submit your Lecture Coordinator Evaluation and Legislative Contact Letters to the Council. Access Coordinator Admin >

 

Need more information about Speakers in the Schools?
View answers to Common Questions >

Speakers in the Schools is made possible by funding from the New York State Legislature.

 
Get in the September Back-to-School spirit with a literature series
Raysa Elena Amador
An important phenomenon is occurring in American cultural and literary studies. Latina and Latino voices are attaining new prominence in American letters, showing the growing diversity of the discourse on culture and the arts in the United States.
Elizabeth Kahn Kaplan
This lecture provides an in-depth analysis of events culminating in Washington's pivotal victory at Trenton early in the morning of December 26, 1776, linked to Leutze's iconic painting.
 
Book an event in October for National Hispanic Heritage Month
Susan Aberth
El Dia de los Muertos, celebrated annually on November 2, combines the Spanish Catholic feast of All Soul's Day with pre-Conquest Indian rituals of death. This presentation provides a stunning visual survey of the altars, food, objects, and cemetery observances connected with this unique Mexican holiday.
Susan Aberth
During the 1940s, Mexico granted asylum to Europeans escaping the war, resulting in the formation of a substantial émigré enclave of Surrealist writers, poets, and artists centered in Mexico city. This talk focuses on both Mexicans and Europeans, such as Frida Kahlo, Leonora Carrington, Remedios Varo, Alice Rahon, and Kati Horna.

Don't see what you're looking for? Apply for funding to create your own program. Read more >