2025 K-12 Educator Fellows Announced

Charlottesville—Today, Virginia Humanities announced four new recipients of its K-12 Educator Fellowship, designed to support educators from around the Commonwealth who are committed to teaching the humanities for primary and secondary school students. 

Throughout the rest of the year, they will meet, learn, and work together to create learning experiences that will be shared online and be accessible to educators everywhere. 

This year’s cohort is composed of educators from three of the eight Superintendent’s Regions: Central Virginia (Region 1); Southwest (Region 7); and Southside (Region 8). 

Alexander Long, a member of the 2024 cohort who teaches in Southwest Virginia described his fellowship as an "excellent experience that developed my understanding and appreciation for the state of Virginia along with learning new techniques and resources to use the classroom.”

Fellows receive a stipend of $4,000, supplies for their classroom, and two relevant books needed for research.

To learn more about the K-12 Educator Fellowship and explore the free learning experiences created by past fellows, visit edu.VirginiaHumanities.org.

Virginia Humanities is the state humanities council. We’re headquartered in Charlottesville at the University of Virginia, but we serve the entire state. We aim to share the stories of all Virginians—or, better yet, find ways for people to share their own stories. We want Virginians to connect with their history and culture and, in doing that, we hope we’ll all get to know each other a little better. Founded in 1974, we are one of fifty-six humanities councils created by Congress with money and support from the National Endowment for the Humanities to make the humanities available to all Americans. To learn more, visit VirginiaHumanities.org.