haiti

Edwidge Danticat has enriched and enlarged American literature with her novels and short stories about Haiti. Her latest, “We’re Alone,” is an essay collection that explores her profound and enduring connection to Haiti, as well as a deep concern for her family, her beloved island and the world.

Ben Fountain is the best-selling author of "Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk" his new novel is "Devil Makes Three." It is about greed, power, and American complicity set in Haiti.

The Haiti Project at Vassar College is having their11th annual Art and Soul Gala that raises funds for the staffing, supplies, and operation of a medical clinic for a full year in Haiti.

The Vassar Haiti Project has sent a team of doctors to the earthquake area in the south of Haiti. Dr. Gueslin Jossainvil is on the scene and will join us this morning. 4 doctors, 4 nurses, and a psychologist were in an area near the earthquake’s epicenter. They saw 80-100 patients a day and administering medications as needed. We get an on the ground report this morning.Co-Founder & Executive Director Lila Meade of The Vassar Haiti Project and Dr. Gueslin Jossainvil join us this morning.

The Tour of The Tony-Award winning revival of the musical “Once on this Island” will be at Proctors in Schenectady, New York on Friday, January 17 and…

Edwidge Danticat’s new book “Everything Inside” is a collection of stories about community, family, and love.Set in locales from Miami and Port-au-Prince…

Founded in 2001, the Vassar Haiti Project engages students in a life-changing, experiential education in global citizenship, promotes Haitian art, and…

In our Ideas Matter segment we take time just about every week to check in with the state humanities councils in our 7-state region.Today we're speaking…

The fourth annual Art and Soul reception will take place tomorrow at the Vassar College Alumnae House will feature beautiful, vibrant Haitian art, live…

In celebration of Black History Month there is a new book by a University of Massachusetts professor that overturns long-held assumptions about the…