http://www.neh.gov The latest news posted on the NEH Web site. en No copyright Thu, 4 February 2010 14:30:00 GMT http://www.neh.gov http://www.neh.gov/logo//images/NEHMaster.png http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/pag.html http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/pag.html Preservation Assistance Grants help small and mid-sized institutions-such as libraries, museums, historical societies, archival repositories, cultural organizations, town and county records offices, and colleges and universities-improve their ability to preserve and care for their humanities collections. Thu, 4 February 2010 14:30:00 http://www.neh.gov/news/archive/20100201.html http://www.neh.gov/news/archive/20100201.html President Barack Obama today asked Congress for $161,315,000 to fund the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for FY 2011. Mon, 1 February 2010 13:00:00 http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/fellowships.html http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/fellowships.html Fellowships support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both. Recipients usually produce articles, monographs, books, digital materials, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, or other scholarly resources. Tue, 19 January 2009 17:00:00 http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/fellowships-japan.html http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/fellowships-japan.html The Fellowship Program for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan is a joint activity of the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission (JUSFC) and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Awards support research on modern Japanese society and political economy, Japan’s international relations, and U.S.-Japan relations. Tue, 19 January 2009 17:00:00 http://www.neh.gov/news/archive/20100115.html http://www.neh.gov/news/archive/20100115.html The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced today that historian Adele Alexander is joining the National Council on the Humanities. Fri, 15 January 2010 13:00:00 http://www.neh.gov/news/archive/20100111.html http://www.neh.gov/news/archive/20100111.html Chairman Jim Leach continues his American Civility Tour with stops in Florida, South Carolina, and North Carolina during the week of January 11–15, 2010. Tue, 12 January 2010 11:00:00 http://www.neh.gov/news/humanities.html http://www.neh.gov/news/humanities.html “...trying to measure the value of the humanities...” Fri, 8 January 2010 10:00:00 http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/landmarks.html http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/landmarks.html The Landmarks of American History and Culture program supports series of one-week residence-based workshops for a national audience of K-12 educators. Applicants should make a compelling case for the historical significance of the site(s), the material resources available for use, and the ways in which the site(s) will enhance the workshop. Tue, 15 December 2009 16:00:00 http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/landmarkscc.html http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/landmarkscc.html The Landmarks of American History and Culture program supports series of one-week residence-based workshops for a national audience of community college educators. Applicants should make a compelling case for the historical significance of the site(s), the material resources available for use, and the ways in which the site(s) will enhance the workshop. Tue, 15 December 2009 16:00:00 http://www.neh.gov/projects/landmarks-school.html http://www.neh.gov/projects/landmarks-school.html NEH Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshops provide the opportunity for K-12 educators to engage in intensive study and discussion of important topics in American history and culture. These one-week programs will give participants direct experiences in the interpretation of significant historical and cultural sites and the use of archival and other primary evidence. Wed, 16 December 2009 16:00:00 http://www.neh.gov/projects/landmarks-college.html http://www.neh.gov/projects/landmarks-college.html NEH Landmarks Workshops provide the opportunity for community college educators to engage in intensive study and discussion of important topics in American history and culture. These one-week programs will give participants direct experiences in the interpretation of significant historical and cultural sites and the use of archival and other primary evidence. Wed, 16 December 2009 16:00:00 http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/seminars.html http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/seminars.html These grants support faculty development programs in the humanities for school teachers and for college and university teachers. Fri, 11 December 2009 10:00:00 http://www.neh.gov/projects/si-school.html http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/seminars.html Each year the NEH’s Division of Education Programs offers teachers opportunities to study humanities topics in a variety of Summer Seminars and Institutes. Wed, 16 December 2009 16:00:00 http://www.neh.gov/projects/si-university.html http://www.neh.gov//projects/si-university.html Each year the NEH’s Division of Education Programs offers teachers opportunities to study humanities topics in a variety of Summer Seminars and Institutes. Wed, 16 December 2009 16:00:00 http://www.neh.gov/news/archive/20091204.html http://www.neh.gov/news/archive/20091204.html Eight international research teams have been awarded the first Digging into Data Challenge grants for projects that promote innovative humanities and social science research using large-scale data analysis. Fri, 4 December 2009 10:00:00 http://www.neh.gov/whoweare/speeches/12032009.html http://www.neh.gov/whoweare/speeches/12042009.html “...I am honored to join this launch of the ‘Digging into Data Challenge’--the first multiple-country competition of its kind in the digital humanities.” Fri, 4 December 2009 10:00:00 http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/digitalhumanitiesstartup.html http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/digitalhumanitiesstartup.html This program is designed to encourage innovations in the digital humanities. By awarding relatively small grants to support the planning stages, NEH aims to encourage the development of innovative projects that promise to benefit the humanities. Thu, 19 November 2009 10:00:00 http://www.neh.gov/news/archive/20091217.html http://www.neh.gov/news/archive/20091217.html New funding supports a wide variety of projects nationwide, including traveling exhibitions, research fellowships and faculty research by teachers at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Institutions with High Hispanic Enrollment, and Tribal Colleges and Universities, the preservation of humanities collections in smaller institutions, and educational programs to prepare libraries, museums, and archives to preserve and enhance access to their collections. Thu, 17 November 2009 10:00:00 http://www.neh.gov/news/archive/20091112.html http://www.neh.gov/news/archive/20091112.html Rolena Adorno, the Reuben Post Halleck Professor of Spanish and Chair of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Yale University, and Marvin Krislov, the President and a professor of politics at Oberlin College, have joined the National Council on the Humanities. Thu, 12 November 2009 15:00:00 http://www.neh.gov/projects/summer10.html http://www.neh.gov/projects/summer10.html Teachers may apply now through March 2 to attend an NEH-sponsored 2010 summer study program. Thu, 12 November 2009 10:00:00 http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/IATDH.html http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/IATDH.html These NEH grants support national or regional (multistate) training programs for scholars and advanced graduate students to broaden and extend their knowledge of digital humanities. Tue, 10 November 2009 12:00:00 http://www.neh.gov/whoweare/speeches/11062009.html http://www.neh.gov/whoweare/speeches/11062009.html “...The Congress and the president have thoughtfully seen fit to recognize the importance of the work of the NEH and of the state humanities councils...while there is a cost to all government programs, little can be more costly to society than short-changing the humanities. The humanities are the soul of society.” Tue, 10 November 2009 10:00:00 pdaly@neh.gov