Curator Dot Porter and the team behind VCEditor have been awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities grant to develop the platform, which enables rare book experts to collate & visualize digitized codices. Learn more about the project. schoenberginstitute.org/2024/08/28/vce…

Earlier this week, the National Endowment for the Humanities announced a pair of new grants to support the liberal arts in #MN04: $149,000 to Macalester College and $300,000 to Minnesota Historical Society. I'm thrilled to see NEH support the work of both of these longstanding Saint Paul institutions!

Happy #LaborDay! Enjoy a special archived Labor Day compilation of the #NEHgrant-funded BackStory on the history of work and labor relations in the U.S. backstoryradio.org/shows/backstor…

#LaborDay unofficially marks the end of summer–a time for doing less. Yet, writers from Montaigne to Walt Whitman have championed the benefits of idleness as an all-seasons ideal. Read more @HumanitiesMag: neh.gov/humanities/201…

NEH’s Summer Stipends program supports individuals pursuing advanced research of value to #humanities scholars, general audiences, or both. Apply by September 18: neh.gov/grants/researc…

Daniel Burnham, born #OTD 1846, co-authored the Plan of Chicago and brought order to the city's chaos. To learn more about the Plan of #Chicago and Burnham’s career check out Carl Smith’s article here: bit.ly/3kcIqYP

Fun Fact: The world’s first #skyscraper was the Home Insurance Building, built in #Chicago in 1885. Check out this #ChronAm article marking the 25th anniversary of tall buildings and their features from the 1909 “Las Vegas Optic.” bit.ly/3gFu56h #NationalSkyscraperDay

IPPH just received a Media Projects Development Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities!🎉 With this award, a team led by Aimee Anthony will develop a film project exploring the origins of the Nation’s Capital & the enslaved/free blacks that helped to shape it. neh.gov/news/NEH-grant…

NEH is welcoming nominations for individuals and organizations whose activities, contributions, and achievements have significantly enriched the educational, intellectual, and cultural life of the nation. neh.gov/about/awards/n… #ArtsHumanitiesMedal #humanities #history #arts

The Oak Hill Cemetery Historic Preservation Foundation is pleased to announce the award of a NEH Preservation Assistance Grant to support work rehousing & organizing our Archives collection for research & long term preservation National Endowment for the Humanities NEH Pres Access #NEHGrant #PresAccessFunded

Funding opportunity: National Endowment for the Humanities's 'Spotlight on Humanities in Higher Education' program supports small projects that help students from underserved populations gain access to and benefit from the humanities. Application deadline: October 1 neh.gov/program/spotli…

An interdisciplinary team of NC State researchers received a $500,000 grant from National Endowment for the Humanities to establish an AI center in NC State Humanities and Social Sciences to explore the ethical implications of the technology. Learn more: ncst.at/NNH250TfJpL #ThinkAndDo

Author Richard Wright, best known for his novel Native Son, was born #OTD in 1908. Listen to Wright’s love letter to his adoptive hometown, Paris, at this WNYC 🎙 podcast: wnyc.org/story/192767-r…

I am beyond honored to have been chosen as a National Endowment for the Humanities Public Scholar! The generous funds will support my new book project, A Thinking American’s Guide to the Classroom Culture Wars. Scroll through to see the many fascinating projects being funded:

🎉 University Libraries & the Arizona State Library, Archives & Public Records, were awarded a $319K grant from National Endowment for the Humanities to digitize 100,000 pages of historical AZ newspapers -- which will be added to the free database hosted by Library of Congress 📰 🗞️ 👉 bit.ly/47iSt6D

"Why Indigenous Newspapers Matter": Prof. Kathryn Walkiewicz (Cherokee) will discuss Indigenous newspapers’ historical role in asserting sovereignty & countering stereotypes. ONLINE, Wed., Sep. 25, 3:30-5pm ET. Register: bit.ly/IndigPprsTalk. Library of Congress #PresAccessFunded

"Why Indigenous Newspapers Matter": Prof. Kathryn Walkiewicz (Cherokee) will discuss Indigenous newspapers’ historical role in asserting sovereignty & countering stereotypes. ONLINE, Wed., Sep. 25, 3:30-5pm ET. Register: bit.ly/IndigPprsTalk.

A new #NEHgrant to The University of Alabama will fund the digitization of 100,000 pages of Alabama newspapers published between 1894 and 1963, with a focus on the state’s racial, geographic, and ideological diversity. neh.gov/news/NEH-grant…

A new #NEHgrant to Sonoma State University will fund a three-week combined format institute for 25 middle and high school English teachers to learn about climate futurism. neh.gov/news/NEH-grant…