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NEH Impact: Expanding Access to Northeast Native American Histories

Posted OnMay 26, 2021 byBeatrice Gurwitz

By Emily McDonald The Native Northeast Research Collaborative (NNRC) is a vast digital humanities project that engages tribes, scholars, educators, students, and the public to preserve, curate, and study Indigenous peoples and communities in the Atlantic Northeast. Over the last eleven years of their operation, NNRC’s digitization efforts have helped to publish materials spanning three…Read More…

NEH Impact: Exploring Natural and Culture Landscapes in Mississippi

Posted OnApril 5, 2021 byBeatrice Gurwitz

By Emily McDonald The Walter Anderson Museum of Art (WAMA) in Ocean Springs, Mississippi preserves the legacy of Walter Anderson—a prolific artist who spent the majority of his career on the Mississippi Gulf Coast documenting the local culture and landscape through his artwork. WAMA uses Anderson’s artwork as a catalyst for public programming and education…Read More…

Senate Passes American Rescue Plan

Posted OnMarch 8, 2021 byBeatrice Gurwitz

By Beatrice Gurwitz On Saturday morning, the Senate passed the American Rescue Plan, which included $135 for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The House passed a version of the bill, which also included $135 million, in February. These funds will ultimately help museums, libraries, historic sites, historical societies, archives, and humanities departments weather…Read More…

COVID-19 Relief Funding Update

Posted OnFebruary 16, 2021 byBeatrice Gurwitz

By Alexandra Klein Last week, the House released a draft of the next COVID-19 relief bill that included $135 million in funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to distribute to humanities organizations facing dire impacts due to the COVID-19 crisis. This builds on the $75 million the NEH received in the CARES…Read More…

Bringing Alaska’s Cultural Institutions Together Virtually

Posted OnJanuary 5, 2021 byBeatrice Gurwitz

By Cecily Hill In December, NHA worked with the Alaska Humanities Forum (AHF) to host a virtual event with Senator Lisa Murkowski’s office. In addition to thanking Senator Murkowski for her ongoing support of the humanities, we aimed to showcase the long-term impact of NEH and AHF funding on Alaska’s cultural institutions and consider how…Read More…

How Participating in NEH Summer Workshops Supported Teachers Through COVID-19

Posted OnOctober 6, 2020 byBeatrice Gurwitz

By Cecily Hill Over the past 18 months, NHA has worked with 14 project directors of NEH-funded summer seminars, institutes, and landmarks workshops. These residential, thematic professional development programs help K-12 educators access engaging and up-to-date humanities scholarship and immerse them in the histories and cultures of American regions. Together, we have surveyed participants in…Read More…

Storytelling with Data during COVID-19

Posted OnSeptember 28, 2020 byBeatrice Gurwitz

By Emily McDonald and Younger Oliver Advocacy on behalf of our cultural institutions is as crucial now as ever. The COVID-19 crisis has cast a shadow of deep uncertainty on all areas of American life, and how far these social and economic impacts may reach is still very much unknown. Over the past six months,…Read More…

Making the Case for Studying the Humanities in a Time of Crisis: A Two-Part Webinar

Posted OnAugust 25, 2020 byBeatrice Gurwitz

By Scott Muir We recently hosted a two-part webinar entitled Making the Case for Studying the Humanities in a Time of Crisis. For more than a year now, we’ve been researching the field of undergraduate humanities recruitment, identifying compelling initiatives, effective strategies, and leaders in the field. We gathered six of those leaders—three deans followed by…Read More…

Virtual Briefing: Humanities Organizations and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Posted OnJuly 21, 2020 byBeatrice Gurwitz

By Cecily Hill On Wednesday, June 24, the National Humanities Alliance hosted a virtual briefing aimed at educating our members and congressional staffers on how humanities organizations are adapting to serve their communities throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. I was joined in conversation by Vivé Griffith, director of outreach and engagement for The Clemente Course in…Read More…

Career Counseling for Humanities Majors: Navigating Ambiguity

Posted OnJune 16, 2020 byBeatrice Gurwitz

By Scott Muir Our recent Humanities Recruitment Survey (HRS) revealed a consensus among faculty and administrators across institution types that “student concerns about job prospects” is the most influential challenge to attracting undergraduates to the humanities. Over the past year, we’ve been updating the career outcomes data in our Study the Humanities toolkit and collecting effective strategies for articulating career pathways…Read More…

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