Now, intrepid scholars are saving those parish baptismal records from war, neglect, and rot. 

Impertinent Questions with Robert S. Levine

From Dolley Madison saving Gilbert Stuart's portrait of George Washington during the War of 1812, the furnishings of the White House set the stage for the country's history.

Fearless Regent and Scientist of 15th-Century Italy

Evolution of a reformer

Pennsylvania Humanities Council director Laurie Zierer works to close achievement gaps through reading, collaboration, and storytelling.

His haunting voice was once described as “the cry of an angel falling backward through an open window.”

A photographer documents the nearly abandoned island of Adak, Alaska.

The Reaction Faction

He was refined, very famous, and eccentric.

Asking, What would Jesus read?

A Tour of Translation