Merlin Awarded $500 Grant Award from Helena BID for “Building Community Through Laughter” Project
Merlin awarded $500 grant from Helena BID for “Building Community through Laughter” project coming to the Ming Theater in Spring 2026. Learn more here!
Meet Our Newest Board Member, Jo Young!
We are delighted to welcome the newest addition to our Board, Jo Young. A vivacious learner who can bring the fun (and spice!) to just about any situation, Jo is a regular participant in Merlin activities. Creative and hard-working, Jo has a background that will make your head spin. It’s so diverse! We are fortunate to have her on our team and to be working with her to make a positive impact in our community! Learn more about Jo here!
Merlin Awarded $1,250 Grant from PLATO for “Building Community through Laughter” Project
GRANT AWARD for public philosophy “BUILDING COMMUNITY THROUGH LAUGHTER” project An interactive public philosophy program with philosopher and comedian, Rodney Norman, that explores the relationship between comedy, community, and the good life. We are so excited about this project and to have the support of The Philosophy Learning & Teaching Organization. Thank you so much,…
Doubletree by Hilton Helena Downtown Supporting Community & Philosophy in 2026
Thank you to General Manager John Lytle & his team for partnering up with us for a fourth year in a row…supporting community and philosophy. We are honored for your community sponsorship!
Meet Our 2026 High school Student Scholar Fellow Gavin Payne
We’re excited to announce and introduce to you our first ever high school Student Scholar Fellow, Gavin Payne. Learn more otu gavin and what we’ll be working o together this year!
Meet Our 2026-2027 Student Scholar Fellow Jess Holmes
STUDENT SCHOLAR FELLOW U of M PHILOSOPHY GRADUATE STUDENT AWARDED 2026-2027 FELLOWSHIP We are delighted to announce and introduce you to our 2026-2027 Student Scholar Fellow, Jess Holmes. Over the next year, Jess will be assisting us with various philosophy in the community projects, including our 2026 Art as Transformation & 2027 Community Hubs projects,…
Merlin Awarded $900 Grant Award from HACF for “Building Community Through Laughter” Project
Merlin awarded $900 grant from HAF for “Building Community through Laughter” project coming to the Ming Theater in Spring 2026. Learn more here!
Our Community Hubs Project Gets its Wings!
Inspired by our love of community & our belief in the importance of good reasoning, our Community Hubs project re-envisions the academy by re-centering the community as a place of learning. We are delighted to announce that this dream project has finally got its wings thanks to Nava Gardens!
Merlin Awarded $2,000 Grant Award from PLATO for “Art as Transformation” Project
GRANT AWARD for public philosophy “art as transformation” project An innovative public philosophy program exploring the role of art in society & our everyday lives. Featuring a unique blend of live music, story, performance & media art, and community conversation, the program invites people to consider the nature and purpose(s) of art as social commentary,…
Merlin & Teach Different to Co-Facilitate Workshop at Plato’s 7th Biennial Philosophy Conference in Boston
We’re delighted to announce that Merlin & Teach Different have been selected to co-facilitate a workshop called “Improving Civil Dialogue…One Conversation at a Time” at Plato’s upcoming philosophy conference at Tufts University in Medford, MA (Greater Boston area). Learn more about this year’s conference theme, our workshop, and PLATO here.