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Posted: June 21, 2013

Humanities at the Heart of the Nation's Goals

Eric Kansa and William Noel
Posted: June 20, 2013

Celebrating Open Data

Posted: June 14, 2013

Thirty Middle and High School Students Named National Endowment for the Humanities Scholars at 2013 National History Day

Larry Aitken
Posted: June 10, 2013

NEH Supports Strategic Collaborations in Native American History, Languages, and Cultural Revitalization

We explore the role that NEH plays in supporting documentation and teaching of Native American languages, history, and culture.

Schneider Saloon
Posted: May 29, 2013

A Century of Commerce

A new MUSE award for museum excellence is awarded to an improbable exhibit of American enterprise:  the work of butchers and saloon-keepers.

NEH Bookshelf at Georgia Southern University
Posted: February 14, 2013

NEH Bridging Cultures: Muslim Journeys Bookshelves arrive in 800 libraries

The Muslim Journeys Bookshelf, a set of twenty-five books and three films about Muslim cultures and history, arrived in 800 libraries across the United States last month, serving as the centerpiece for discussion programs and talks in every state and dozens of communities.

C. Brian Rose, University of Pennsylvania archaeologist
Posted: January 24, 2013

Bridging Cultures Through Archaeology: Exploring Ancient Turkey

Six thousand years before ancient people erected the Stonehenge ring of giant pillars in England, their distant ancestors built twenty circles of similar megaliths on a hill in Eastern Turkey.

American Experience: The Presidents (PBS film collection)
Posted: January 17, 2013

Award-Winning Stories of the Presidents, Online

To understand the American past, consider the American presidents.

photo: Carole Watson, Jim Leach, Tony Mitchell of NEH, 2012 Best Places to Work
Posted: December 13, 2012

National Endowment for the Humanities Named a Best Place to Work

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) was today named among the top federal agencies to work for based on a government-wide survey of job satisfaction and commitment among federal employees.

Charles Rosen
Posted: December 12, 2012

Remembering Charles Rosen

NEH mourns the passing of renowned music critic and pianist Charles Rosen on December 9, 2012.