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View of the National Mall with AIDS quilt panels displayed
Posted: July 24, 2012

AIDS Memorial Quilt

At 48,000 panels and counting, the AIDS Memorial Quilt is almost too big to be exhibited; digital technology helps illuminate the memorial's staggering story. 

Eames chair
Posted: July 20, 2012

The Eames Legacy

Charles Eames was an architect. His wife Ray was a painter and sculptor.

image, box camera
Posted: July 10, 2012

Jacob Riis and the Other Half

Lisa Xie's compelling website "Jacob Riis and the Other Half" earned the California high school student a top prize at National History Day.

Martin E. Marty
Posted: July 10, 2012

Out of Many

Esteemed scholar of American religion Martin Marty speaks at summer seminar for community college faculty.

Earl Shorris meets students in Buenos Aires
Posted: June 29, 2012

Remembering Earl Shorris

The National Endowment for the Humanities mourns the loss of the writer and activist Earl Shorris, who brought the riches of the humanities to thousands of inner-city poor through his creation of a national tuition-free education program.

Painting of the The Boston Tea Party
Posted: June 29, 2012

EDSITEment Fourth of July lesson

"The Revolution was effected before he war commenced.  the Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people. . ."

John Adams.

National History Day students run in arena to receive award
Posted: June 15, 2012

Thirty-one Middle and High School Students Named National Endowment for the Humanities Scholars at 2012 National History Day

Students from Florida and Washington State took home four of the top senior prizes at National History Day sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

William Woollett's engraving of The Death of General Wolfe by Benjamin West
Posted: June 7, 2012

Competing Empires

British colonies hugged the East Coast, French troops occupied the Ohio Valley and the Iroquois Nation was caught in between when the London Board of Trade called a meeting.

2012 Summertime Reading List Image
Posted: June 1, 2012

Summertime Favorites

Summertime Favorites, a list of recommended readings, represents NEH's long-standing effort to highlight classic literature for young people from kindergarten through eighth grade. 

BackStory with the American History Guys bobblehead caricatures
Posted: May 9, 2012

BackStory Radio Goes Weekly

BackStory, an NEH-funded radio show on history, launches weekly programming, starting with "Born in the USA: A History of Birth" featuring the American History Guys: University of Virginia professors Brian Balogh, Peter Onuf and University of Richmond President Ed Ayres.