The Hillsboro Chamber Business Committee for the Arts is seeking nominations of outstanding leaders in the business community who go above and beyond to support and advance the arts in the greater Hillsboro community.

Edna Mae Holden and H.E. ‘Gene' Rainbolt will receive the Governor's Arts Award for their longtime leadership and contributions to the arts across Oklahoma. Gov. Brad Henry is scheduled to present awards to Holden, Rainbolt and 16 other honorees at th

Hudson County Community College recently added a New York academician to its roster. Linda M.A. Rodrigues, former New School University foreign languages chairwoman, has been hired as HCCC associate dean of humanities and social sciences.

DOHA • The Geography and Urban Planning Program of Qatar University's Department of Humanities yesterday opened a two-day symposium on "Urban Planning in Qatar: Teaching and Applications".

PLAINFIELD -- Plainfield School District has received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association that combines the areas of library and art with the current curriculum.