Advocacy
Action Needed: Defend the Institute for Museum and Library Services!
Posted OnMarch 20, 2025 byOn Friday night, the Trump administration issued an executive order targeting the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The order directs the IMLS acting director to take immediate steps to eliminate the agency to the maximum extent allowable by law by determining its statutory requirements, laying off staff, and cutting programs deemed unnecessary by…Read More…
NHA on the Hill: Building Community Through Conversation
Posted OnNovember 18, 2021 byPosted by Mariel Aquino On November 9, the National Humanities Alliance produced a virtual briefing on how NEH funding for public humanities discussions enriches our communities. The briefing focused specifically on the International Storytelling Center (ISC) in Jonesborough, Tennessee, with whom NHA had partnered to document the impact of their program, “Freedom Stories: Unearthing the Black Heritage…Read More…
NHA on the Hill: Funding Diverse Histories and Civics in K–12 Education
Posted OnSeptember 24, 2021 byBy Emily McDonald On September 15, the National Humanities Alliance produced a virtual briefing that discussed NEH funding for diverse histories and civics in K–12 education. Since 2018, NHA has worked with over 20 NEH-funded professional development programs for K-12 educators to survey their impacts. Cecily Hill, director of community initiatives, was joined in discussion…Read More…
Take Action to Reverse ICE’s Decision on International Students!
Posted OnJuly 8, 2020 byBy Stephen Kidd This past spring, when universities were shutting down to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, ICE issued a temporary exemption, which allowed nonimmigrant international students to stay in the U.S. while their classes went virtual. On July 6, ICE issued a decision that would end temporary visa exemptions for immigrant students whose upcoming coursework…Read More…
Virtual Briefing: Local Cultural Organizations and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Posted OnJune 18, 2020 byBy Beatrice Gurwitz In early April, we launched a survey that asked humanities organizations to share the challenges they are facing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Museums, historic sites, and historical societies told us that closing their doors and canceling major events has led to major financial stress, leading them to face lay-offs and the…Read More…
Urge Continued Support for the Humanities Community During the COVID-19 Crisis
Posted OnMay 5, 2020 byBy Alexandra Klein As Congress begins to consider additional COVID-19 relief funding packages, we are calling on humanities advocates to contact their Members of Congress this week to urge additional relief funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities. While we are very grateful for $75 million awarded to the NEH in the CARES Act,…Read More…
Urge Support for the Humanities Community During the COVID-19 Crisis
Posted OnMarch 20, 2020 byBy Alexandra Klein Update, March 23, 2020: Yesterday afternoon, Republican leadership in the Senate released a draft stimulus bill that included only $100 million in spending for the NEH (and an equal amount for the NEA). Later that afternoon, negotiations on that draft bill broke down due to a range of bigger differences, and a vote…Read More…
Top Tips for Nervous Advocates
Posted OnJanuary 29, 2020 byBy Alexandra Klein Every March, we organize Humanities Advocacy Day to ensure that Members of Congress hear from their constituents about the value of federal funding for the humanities. For first time advocates, walking through the marble halls of the Rayburn House Office Building, the Hill’s largest congressional office building, can be intimidating. And meeting…Read More…