On Monday, March 31, 2025 we learned that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is targeting the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) with the aim of substantially reducing its staff, cutting the agency’s grant programs, and rescinding grants that have already been awarded.
As we have seen with similar recent actions, including the recent attack on IMLS, these actions have the potential to devastate the agency.
We learned this morning, Thursday, April 3, that DOGE has begun terminating previously awarded NEH grants. We understand that this includes operating grants to the state and jurisdictional humanities councils, scholarly societies, community organizations, and individuals.
It is imperative that you take action now by reaching out to your Members of Congress and encouraging them to support the NEH.
Visit the link in our bio to learn more and take action.
Michigan Tech Advocates for the Humanities in Washington, D.C.
A delegation from Michigan Tech, including Humanities professors Kette Thomas, Sue Collins and Jennifer Nish Social Sciences professor Steven Walton visited Michigan’s Representatives and Senators on March 12. The visit coincided with Humanities Advocacy Day, a day of outreach organized by the National Humanities Alliance, which serves as an integral organization preserving funding for the arts, humanities and social sciences.
The Michigan Tech team visited the congressional offices of Sens. Debbie Stabenow and Gary C. Peters, and Reps. Jack Bergman (MI-1) and John Moolenaar (MI-2). They were accompanied by Bryan Whitledge from Central Michigan University and the Society of American Archivists, who drew additional attention to the accomplishments in the Upper Peninsula and throughout the state of Michigan through National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) funding. On Capitol Hill, the faculty made arguments in support of funding the NEH — which also directly funds the Michigan Humanities Council, National Archives, National Historic Records Preservation Committee and the Title IX/Fullbright-Hayes programs for international languages.
#advocay #humanities #michigantech #arts
As we gear up for this year’s NHA Annual Meeting and Humanities Advocacy Day, we wanted to say thank you to our lead sponsor, @phibetakappasociety ! Without their ongoing and steadfast support, this event would not be possible.
Registration for the NHA Annual Meeting and Humanities Advocacy Day ends tomorrow, 2/23!
This year’s annual meeting features sessions on curricular initiatives that integrate learning across disciplines—thereby showcasing the value of the humanities to a broader range of students—as well as sessions on ways of defending humanities departments that are under attack. The program also features a conversation with Dr. Colleen Shogan, Archivist of the United States.
Learn more and register at the link in our bio!
There is still time to submit a proposal for the 2024 National Humanities Conference in Providence, RI! Learn more about this year’s theme—Making Waves, Navigating Currents of Change—and submit a proposal before 4/3 at the link in our bio!
📷: Van Leesten Memorial Bridge, Providence, RI – INFORM Studio + Buro Happold (Photo by Steve Kroodsma).
New on the #HumanitiesforAll blog: Stephanie Rodriguez and Jennifer Austin write about Lives in Translation (@litrutgers ), a community-based translation and interpreting program based out of Rutgers University-Newark. Read more at the link in our bio!
Last Friday, we learned that the House is proposing severe cuts to the FY24 appropriations for the Department of Education's international education programs—Title VI would be cut by 54% and Fulbright-Hays would be eliminated.
Let your Representatives know you oppose these cuts and take action at the link in our bio!
📷: Anthony Morrison Photography
‼️UPDATE!
Thanks to all of your advocacy efforts the amendment was defeated by a vote of 292 to 132!
📣URGENT! ACTION NEEDED!
This evening, the House of Representatives will consider an amendment to the FY 2024 Interior Appropriations bill that will eliminate funding for the NEH!
Take action at the link in our bio and let your Members of Congress know you support the NEH!
📷: Anthony Morrison Photography
Day 2 of #NHC23IN featured some amazing sessions, including an opportunity for @nehgov Chair Shelly Lowe to meet with this year’s equitable access grantees.
The Schwartz Prize was awarded to @akhumanitiesforum , @rihumanities , and @nchumanities .
Finally, we traveled to the @walkertheatre for the Capps Lecture and heard from A’Lelia Bundles and Tyrone McKinley Freeman about the importance of making sure everyone’s stories are told.
We can’t wait to see what the final day of the conference has in store!
📷: Harley Avery
#NHC23IN kicked off yesterday with tours of Indianapolis, a wonderful opening plenary featuring former ALA executive director Tracie D. Hall and author @byleahjohnson , and a reception at the beautiful @eiteljorgmuseum !
We can’t wait to see what today has in store!
📷: Harley Avery
The opening plenary featuring former executive director of the American Library Association Tracie Hall and author Leah Johnson begins soon! Virtual conference attendees can join the livestream via the web app! #NHC23IN
