Join us in Washington, D.C., to advocate for the humanities!

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Event Details

Le Méridien Arlington Hotel

We have secured a room block at Le Méridien Arlington. To receive the discounted rate, please reserve your room before February 9th.

Event Program

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Register for the Event

Registration is now open. Registration closes on February 19, 2026. Register before January 22 to receive the early bird discount.

Welcome Reception

Sunday, March 8

Join us for a reception on Sunday evening to connect with fellow conference participants.

NHA Annual Meeting

Monday, March 9

The Annual Meeting brings together faculty, administrators, and representatives from scholarly societies, museums, archives and other humanities organizations to build their capacity to advocate for the humanities. The meeting will be held at Convene in Arlington. Convene is located just across the street from the Rosslyn metro stop and is less than 5 miles from the Ronald Regan National Airport.

Humanities Advocacy Day

Tuesday, March 10

On Humanities Advocacy Day, state-based delegations will visit Members of Congress and their staff. Together, we will advocate for the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Archives and Records Administration, and the Department of Education’s international education programs (Title VI and Fulbright-Hays).

Before we meet in D.C., participants will be introduced to their advocacy group via email and receive advocacy training resources and profiles of the Members of Congress whose offices they will visit. During the NHA Annual Meeting on March 9, we will offer training on Capitol Hill advocacy and all advocates will have time to meet with their groups to discuss strategy and logistics for the following day.

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Thank you to our generous sponsors for helping to make this event possible!

Lead Sponsor

Phi Beta Kappa | Trinity University

Capitol Hill Reception Sponsor

National Council of Teachers of English

Gold Sponsors

American Council of Learned Societies
American Historical Association
Arizona State University- The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Association of American Universities
Association of University Presses
College of Arts & Sciences, University of North Dakota
Kaplan Institute for the Humanities
Morton Mandel Humanities Center at Cuyahoga Community College
San Jose State University, College of Humanities & Arts
U of Michigan Institute for the Humanities
University of Arkansas
University of California, Riverside
Vanderbilt University

Silver Sponsors

American Folklore Society
American Institute for Conservation
American Philosophical Association
American Political Science Association
American Society of Overseas Research
American Sociological Association
Association of Art Museum Directors
Association of Research Libraries
Ball State University College of Sciences and Humanities
Boston University
Colby Center for the Arts and Humanities
College Art Association, Inc.
Community College Humanities Association
Council of Colleges of Arts & Sciences (CCAS)
Creighton University: Kingfisher Institute for the Liberal Arts & Professions
Haverford College
Michigan State University
Middle East Studies Association of North America
Modern Language Association
Montgomery College
North American Conference on British Studies
Northeast Document Conservation Center
NYU Center for the Humanities
Oregon Humanities Center at the University of Oregon
Organization of American Historians
Pace University
Pitt Research
SDSU College of Arts and Letters
Seattle University
Simpson Center for the Humanities, University of Washington
UC Irvine School of Humanities
UC Santa Barbra
University of California Santa Cruz
University of California, Los Angeles
University of North Carolina Charlotte College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences
University of Rochester
Washington and Lee University

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