http://www.neh.gov The latest news posted on the NEH Web site. en No copyright Thu, 22 July 2010 22:30:00 GMT http://www.neh.gov http://www.neh.gov/logo//images/NEHMaster.png http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/BridgingCultures_Mexico-US.html http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/BridgingCultures_Mexico-US.html The National Endowment for the Humanities and the Humanities Department of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (Coordinación de Humanidades de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México [UNAM]) are cooperating to foster the exchange of information and advance research in the humanities. NEH is inviting applications for scholarly conferences through the Collaborative Research program. United States nonprofit institutions and organizations are encouraged to apply for funding for a conference that aims to further humanities scholarship and includes participation by scholars from the United States and UNAM. Participants may also include other scholars from Mexico and other countries who are conducting research pertinent to the topic. A conference application, for example, may focus on the current status of research in a particular humanities field or fields that are of interest to a wide scholarly audience or focus on a single issue of binational scholarly concern. Thu, 22 July 2010 22:30:00 http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/collaborative.html http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/collaborative.html NEH Collaborative Research Grants support original humanities research undertaken by a team of two or more scholars, for full-time or part-time activities for periods of at least one year up to a maximum of three years. Support is available for various combinations of scholars, consultants, and research assistants; project-related travel; field work; applications of information technology; and technical support and services. All grantees are expected to communicate the results of their work to the appropriate scholarly and public audiences. Thu, 22 July 2010 22:30:00 http://www.neh.gov/news/archive/20100720.html http://www.neh.gov/news/archive/20100720.html The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) today announced $897,000 in grants for five international digital humanities projects, in partnership with the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG), which contributed approximately $772,000. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:30:00 http://www.neh.gov/news/archive/20100610.html http://www.neh.gov/news/archive/20100610.html The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced today $20 million in grant awards and offers for 120 humanities projects. New funding supports a wide variety of projects nationwide, including traveling exhibitions, collaborative research, scholarly editions, advanced scholarly training in digital humanities, digitization of historic newspapers, programming offered by state humanities councils, and preservation of cultural heritage collections. Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:30:00 http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/BridgingCultures_Film.html http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/BridgingCultures_Film.html The Bridging Cultures through Film: International Topics program supports projects that examine international and transnational themes in the humanities through documentary films. These projects are meant to spark Americans' engagement with the broader world by exploring one or more countries and cultures outside of the United States. Proposed documentaries must be analytical and deeply grounded in humanities scholarship. Tue, 17 May 2010 19:00:00 http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/SGL_Alcott.html http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/SGL_Alcott.html The NEH Small Grants to Libraries program brings traveling exhibitions and other types of humanities public programming to libraries across the country. "Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind 'Little Women'—Library Outreach Programs" is a collaboration between the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the American Library Association (ALA), and Nancy Porter and Harriet Reisen for Filmmakers Collaborative. Fri, 14 May 2010 17:00:00 http://www.neh.gov/whoweare/speeches/05012010.html http://www.neh.gov/whoweare/speeches/05012010.html ... Thus my charge to you--the Class of 2010--is to go forth and rejuvenate the American spirit with civility toward each and respect for all. A hate-free nation must be our common goal. Wed, 5 May 2010 18:00:00 http://www.neh.gov/news/report2009/AR2009_Contents.html http://www.neh.gov/news/report2009/AR2009_Contents.html In order "to promote progress and scholarship in the humanities and the arts in the United States," Congress enacted the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965. This act established the National Endowment for the Humanities as an independent grantmaking agency of the federal government to support research, education, and public programs in the humanities. In fiscal year 2009, grants were made through the Federal/State Partnership, four divisions (Education Programs, Preservation and Access, Public Programs, and Research Programs), the Office of Challenge Grants, and the Office of Digital Humanities. Wed, 5 May 2010 18:00:00 http://www.neh.gov/news/archive/20100329.html http://www.neh.gov/news/archive/20100329.html The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced today $16 million in grant awards and offers for 286 humanities projects. New funding supports a wide variety of projects nationwide, including traveling exhibitions, research fellowships, production and development of films, documentation of endangered languages, the development and staging of major exhibitions, digital tools, and the preservation of and access to historic collections. Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:30:00 http://www.neh.gov/news/humanities.html http://www.neh.gov/news/humanities.html In our cover story, Daniel Grant takes us through two afterwords Benton appended to An Artist in America, the very readable, boastful, and always tendentious autobiography that Benton first published at the height of his renown. Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:00:00 http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/PARD.html http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/PARD.html Preservation and Access Research and Development grants support projects that address major challenges in preserving or providing access to humanities collections and resources. Mon, 29 March 2010 11:00:00 http://www.ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pressreleases2010/march2010/lippincott_gov.cfm http://www.ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pressreleases2010/march2010/lippincott_gov.cfm Thomas C. Phelps, Director of the Division of Public Programs at the National Endowment for the Humanities, is this year’s recipient of the American Library Association (ALA) Joseph W. Lippincott Award. The award, founded in 1938, is given annually to an individual for distinguished service to the profession of librarianship and is made possible by the award founder’s grandson, Joseph W. Lippincott, III. Mon, 22 March 2010 07:00:00 http://www.neh.gov/whoweare/speeches/03042010.html http://www.neh.gov/whoweare/speeches/03042010.html ...The democratic seed that popped so briefly up on a rocky peninsula facing the Mediterranean Sea incubated for centuries with sporadic budding across the world before its eventual transplantation to our fertile soil. This country owes much to the Athenian experiment with popular governance, not the least of which is the warning it provided that progressive civilizations can lose their way. Tue, 9 March 2010 15:00:00 http://www.neh.gov/news/archive/20100308.html http://www.neh.gov/news/archive/20100308.html Jonathan Spence, one of the world’s leading experts on Chinese history and culture, will deliver the 2010 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities. The annual lecture, sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), is the most prestigious honor the federal government bestows for distinguished intellectual achievement in the humanities. Mon, 8 March 2010 09:00:00 http://www.neh.gov/news/archive/20100225.html http://www.neh.gov/news/archive/20100225.html Nobel Peace Prize laureate, three Pulitzer Prize-winning authors, and speechwriter for JFK are among this year’s recipients. Fri, 26 February 2010 13:00:00 http://www.neh.gov/whoweare/speeches/02032010.html http://www.neh.gov/whoweare/speeches/speeches/02032010.html Few subjects may seem duller than concern for public manners. But in the context of American history, where change was wrought in the crucible of debate about the nature as well as the rights of man, little is more important for the world’s leading democracy than recommitting to an ethos of thoughtfulness in the public square. The times require a new social compact rooted in mutual respect and citizen trust. Tue, 17 February 2010 15:00:00 pdaly@neh.gov