As the continuation of federal funding for the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities remains uncertain, we reflect upon the impact of the humanities and arts in communities both large and small throughout the country. Anne Wise, director of the Phi Beta Kappa Society's National Arts and Sciences Initiative, shares her perspective.

Each year, more than 27,000 middle and high school students, throughout the state, compete in the historical research contest known as Maryland History Day. On April 29, more than 600 of those students will move on to the state contest at University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC).

How does the language we use reflect who we are? Christine Mallinson, sociolinguist and associate professor of Language, Linguistics, and Culture at UMBC, shares what our word patterns can reveal.

Want to get some fresh air and learn about some of Baltimore's literary greats? Spring marks the return of Maryland Humanities? Literary Mount Vernon Walking Tour, with tours beginning on April 15. Here to tell us more about the charms of Historic Mount Vernon is one of the tour's docents, Anne Cantler Fulwiler .

Nina Johnson, executive director of Sumner Hall in Chestertown tells us about the history of work in Kent County. Sumner Hall is one of five sites in Maryland that will host The Way We Worked , a Smithsonian Institution Museum on Main Street traveling exhibition. The exhibit will be at Sumner Hall through May 19, 2017.

Students who study the humanities as part of a well-rounded liberal arts education explore questions fundamental to the human existence. Who are we? Where have we been?

On March 29, following a four-part series from the Baltimore Sun , Maryland Humanities, Loyola University Maryland, and the Sun are hosting a community conversation on school segregation in Maryland. Sun Enterprise Editor Diana Sugg tells us about the recent history of segregation in our schools.

Siobhan Hagan, president and CEO of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Moving Image Archive tells us about the value of audio-visual preservation.

Deborah Cardin, deputy director of programs and development at the Jewish Museum of Maryland tells us about ----Remembering Auschwitz: History, Holocaust, Humanity---- and the significance of Auschwitz today. This exhibition is supported by Maryland Humanities.

What do Malcom X and Julius Caesar have in common? Ian Belknap, Artistic Director for The Acting Company explains.