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.
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.
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.
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.
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.