Our nation’s 56 state and jurisdictional humanities councils are nonpartisan 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations established in 1971 by Congress to make outstanding public humanities programming accessible to everyday Americans. For over … Read more
What are Humanities Councils and What Do They Do? (Pt 2)
PA Humanities engages children with poetry. Humanities Texas holds reading and discussion programs for veterans. Vermont Humanities celebrates the state’s literary legacy and natural beauty. And so much more.
What Are Humanities Councils and What Do They Do? (Pt 1)
What are Humanities Councils and What Do They Do? Ever since the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) directed the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to terminate all federal funding … Read more
Cuts to NEH and Humanities Councils: What Hawaii and the Territories Will Lose
Jump to: American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands On Monday, March 31, the Federation of State Humanities Councils learned that DOGE (Department … Read more
Cuts to NEH and Humanities Councils: What New England and the Mid-Atlantic Will Lose
Jump to Your State: Connecticut | Delaware | District of Columbia | New Jersey | Maryland | Maine | New Hampshire | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island | Vermont | Virginia … Read more
Cuts to NEH and Humanities Councils: What Western States Will Lose
Jump to Your State: Alaska | Arizona | California | Colorado | Hawaii | Idaho | Montana | Nevada | New Mexico | Oregon | Utah | Washington On Monday, … Read more
Cuts to NEH and Humanities Councils: What Southern States Will Lose
Jump to Your State: Alabama | Arkansas | Florida | Georgia | Kentucky | Louisiana | Mississippi | North Carolina | Oklahoma | South Carolina | Tennessee | Texas | … Read more
Empowering Teachers: Humanities Council Supports New Louisiana Social Studies Standards
The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities (LEH) saw the challenges educators were facing and partnered with the Louisiana Department of Education to support teachers through workshops and and free digital social studies content.
In Towns Across Montana, Teens Apply Civics Lessons to Make a Difference
The Democracy Project is a teen-led, non-partisan initiative supported by local libraries and community partners, and its goal is to give teens the resources to meet community needs while learning about the role they can have in an evolving democracy.
Part III: Engaging History and Imagining Democracy for “A More Perfect Union”
Beginning in September 2021, the National Endowment for Humanities (NEH)’s “A More Perfect Union” (AMPU) Initiative has sparked conversation, education, and civic engagement opportunities across the states and territories. Awarding … Read more
Black Roots: Everett Fly Delivers Frederick Law Olmsted Lecture at Harvard University
“Bit by bit, I was able to find enough documentation on thirty or forty Black communities, including Tuskegee, Alabama; Mound Bayou, Mississippi; Hobson City, Alabama; and Eatonville, Florida. I collected enough to submit a coherent paper and thought I had proved my point—that African Americans had even built towns,” Fly said. Read on to learn more about “American Cultural Landscapes: Black Roots and Treasures.”
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