Part of a collaborative commission between the National Humanities Alliance, the Federation of State Humanities Councils and Routledge, Taylor and Francis. Pieces in this collection offer reflections and insights on the state of public humanities ahead of the National Humanities Conference in November 2022 and are referenced in “Exploring What’s New in the Public Humanities” posted on the Humanities for All blog here: https://humanitiesforall.org/blog/exploring-whats-new-in-the-public-humanities