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Tonight we will join
@HumanitiesAll
&
@USCapHis
to honor
@HamiltonMusical
's
@Lin_Manuel
with the 2017
#USCHSFreedomAward
.
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Congratulations to
@Lin_Manuel
on his well-deserved
#USCHSFreedomAward
. We're glad we were in the room where it happened!
@HamiltonMusical
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Study of the
#humanities
teaches critical thinking, research skills, and the ability to synthesize and communicate complex ideas—it also prepares people to lead rich, varied, and rewarding personal & professional lives.
Let’s hear from all the former humanities majors out there!
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In honor of
#NAHM21
,
@SecondGentleman
Douglas Emhoff shares his appreciation for the
#arts
and
#humanities
and their power to inspire and unite the nation.
#NAHM
@WhiteHouse
@US_IMLS
@NEAarts
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We are thrilled to announce that last night the U.S. Senate confirmed Shelly C. Lowe as the next Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Please join us in congratulating
#NEHChairLowe
!
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The newly re-launched “Slave Voyages” website, an
#NEHgrant
-supported project, allows us to trace the journeys of more than 91,000 enslaved Africans forcibly transported to the Americas between 1514 and 1866 through the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade.
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5 things you didn't realize were funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities
@SmithsonianMag
#NEHMatters
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WE'RE BACK AND OPEN FOR BUSINESS! If you reached out during the shutdown, or plan on getting in touch with us this week, please be patient! We're working through a substantial work backlog and will respond to your queries as soon as we can. Thanks!
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Congratulations to U.S. poet laureate Amanda Gorman, who made history today as the nation’s youngest inaugural poet.
In 2016, she was selected as a winner of the NEH-funded National Youth Spoken Word Ambassador Program.
#InaugurationDay
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"Without humanities and arts programs, I wouldn't be standing here today." -
@Lin_Manuel
#USCHSFreedomAward
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A new addition to the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database will include records of voyages completed within the
#Americas
instead of those only from
#Africa
. Made possible by an
#NEHgrant
to
@ucsc
in
#California
.
#NEHinYourState
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NEH announces $28.1 million in
#grants
to support 204
#humanities
projects, including initiatives on college campuses, conservation research, innovative digital resources, and infrastructure projects at cultural institutions across the country.
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Best-selling novelist and award-winning author Ann Patchett is recognized “for putting into words the beauty, pain, and complexity of human nature.”
Learn more about the
@ParnassusBooks1
owner, here:
#ArtsHumanitiesMedals
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NEH Announces $30.9 Million for 188 Humanities Projects Nationwide:
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NEH Announces $29 Million for 215 Humanities Projects Nationwide
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Today:
@NEHgov
announces $24.7 million in new
#NEHgrant
awards to support 208 humanities projects nationwide.
Grants will support
#humanities
initiatives at college campuses, innovative digital resources, infrastructure projects, and more:
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NEH is excited to announce that we will be offering paid internships starting this summer. We are accepting applications from undergraduates and graduate students. Apply here:
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NEH Commits $1 Million to Cultural Organizations Impacted by Hurricane Harvey
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Now available: NEH emergency grants of up to $30,000 for cultural institutions impacted by Hurricanes Harvey & Irma
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NEH announces new grant awards: $43.1 million for 218 humanities projects nationwide
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NEH awards $41.3 million in grants to support 280
#humanities
projects nationwide.
Includes funding for films, exhibitions, books, research, & education projects, & the first
#NEHgrant
awards in three new programs under the “American Tapestry” initiative.
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Today:
@NEHgov
announces $31.5 million in new
#NEHgrant
awards to support 226 humanities projects nationwide.
Grants will support
#humanities
research, preservation of historic collections, summer programs for teachers, exhibitions, documentaries, & more.
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The 19th Amendment was ratified
#OTD
in 1920, granting women the right to vote.
Track the 100-year history of the hard-fought campaign for women’s suffrage, with this
#NEHgrant
-funded
@PBS
film.
#TheVotePBS
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NEH announces new grants: $22.2 million for 224 humanities projects across the country.
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NEH announces $33.17 million in new
#NEHgrant
awards to 245
#humanities
projects.
Awards will support historic collections, exhibitions, films, infrastructure, interdisciplinary curricula, scholarly research, and more:
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NEH Announces $14.8 Million for 253 Humanities Projects Nationwide
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NEH announces the NEH CARES: Cultural Organizations grant program, which will provide CARES Act emergency relief funding to cultural nonprofits up to $300,000 each.
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TODAY: NEH announces new grant awards — $28.4 million will support 239
#humanities
projects across the country:
#NEHgrant
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A $75 million supplement for NEH will provide emergency funding to projects at
#humanities
institutions such as
-museums
-libraries and archives
-historic sites
-colleges and universities
-state humanities councils
-other cultural nonprofits
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NEH announces new grants: $30 million for 238 humanities projects across the country.
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NEH announces $21.7 million for more than 200 humanities projects and programs.
#NEHgrant
#NEHmatters
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NEH announces $35.63 million in grants to support 258
#humanities
projects nationwide.
This includes the first round of awards under the new “Spotlight on Humanities in
#HigherEd
”
#NEHgrant
program, part of the agency’s “American Tapestry” initiative.
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NEH awards $33.8 million in new grants to support 260
#humanities
projects across the country.
Includes funding for small museums, conservation science,
#highered
initiatives, digital tools, scholarly research, and humanities infrastructure.
#NEHgrant
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Today, the National Endowment for the Humanities remembers
@PBS
Anchor
#GwenIfill
for her storytelling, passion, & extraordinary journalism.
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.
@NEHgov
is thrilled to announce the 2021 National Humanities Medal recipients, which include writers, historians, educators, and activists.
Learn about the 12 distinguished humanists to be honored, here:
#ArtsHumanitiesMedal
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Today marks the 100th Anniversary of the
#19thAmendment
, which granted women the right to vote. Celebrate the
#SuffrageCentennial
with these
#NEHgrant
-funded resources. [Thread]
#SuffrageCentennial
#Suffrage100
#19that100
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NEH statement on proposed FY 2021 budget:
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Loving v. Virginia, which struck down state laws banning interracial marriage in America, was unanimously decided
#OTD
in 1967. Learn about the story of Richard and Mildred Loving, documented in an
#NEH
-funded film, in this article via
@humanitiesmag
:
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NEH Announces $40 Million in CARES Act Grants to Support Cultural Institutions Affected by Coronavirus:
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NEH Announces $12.8 Million for 253 Humanities Projects Nationwide
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Under the
#AmericanRescuePlanAct
@NEHgov
will distribute $135 million in economic relief to cultural institutions and
#humanities
organizations affected by the pandemic.
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NEH Announces $28.6 Million for 233 Humanities Projects Nationwide.
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NEH Announces $18.6 Million for 199 Humanities Projects Nationwide
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Statement from Chairman Adams on the Proposed Elimination of NEH in FY18 Budget:
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The “musings of a 13-year-old schoolgirl” resonate 75 years later. Translated into 60 languages, The Diary of Anne Frank is one of the most read books in the world.
#HolocaustMemorialDay
#WeRemember
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During the government shutdown, NEH is still accepting grant applications through the usual submission process. We cannot respond to any inquiries until funding is restored, but please check for upcoming deadlines at .
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When the
#19thAmendment
passed in the senate
#OTD
100 years ago, “applause burst from the galleries & from the floor of the senate at the same time. No attention was paid to Senate rules. No attention was paid to the decorum of the Senate.”
#19thAt100
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NEH announces $26.2 million for 238 humanities projects across the U.S.
Grants will support exhibitions, films, digitization of historic collections, sustainability projects at museums & archives, advanced research, & programs in higher ed.
#NEHgrant
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Today, Navajo Nation citizen Shelly C. Lowe was sworn in as the 12th Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Please join us in welcoming
#NEHChairLowe
!
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Did you
#OptOutside
& go to a National Park today? Learn the history & watch
@KenBurns
The National Parks!
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On September 29, 1965, the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act was signed into law.
#NEHbirthday
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Museums get about 850M visitors per year, more than all professional sporting events!
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Find out what NEH does and why its work matters so much to the American people.
#NEHbirthday
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Check out the
#NEHgrant
-funded
#CaravansOfGold
exhibit, which tells the
#history
of the medieval Saharan trade system across West Africa from the 8th to 16th centuries, now on display online
@si_africanart
:
#NAHM
#NAHM21
#CaravansNMAfA
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Cooped up at home? Here are some amazing NEH-funded documentaries to pass the time while
#socialdistancing
!
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The
@NMAAHC
opens today! If you can't attend the historic dedication, watch it live:
#APeoplesJourney
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.
@librarycongress
was founded
#OTD
!
#NEH
has partnered with
#LOC
on many projects, such as
#ChroniclingAmerica
, where you can search America's historic newspapers from 1789 to 1963.
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.
@GeorgeLucasILM
: "The sciences are the 'how' & the humanities are the 'why' — why are we here, why we believe in the things we believe in"
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Annually, around 2,400 teachers engage in
#NEH
sponsored summer programs, bringing what they learn to around 357,000 students.
#NEHmatters
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While the Declaration of Independence established America as a new and separate country, the Constitution was drafted to unite the nation. Take a trip, cross country, with
@PeterSagal
, in the
#NEH
-funded “Constitution USA” docuseries.
#July4th2020
#July4th
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At
@TJMonticello
, a
#NEHgrant
helped archaeologists shed light on the stories of 130 enslaved people.
#NEHmatters
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We're now 30,000 followers strong in support of the
#humanities
! Head over to our website to learn more about
#NEH
and the work it does across the country:
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#MarthaNussbaum
, world-renowned philosopher, will deliver her
#JeffLec17
on “Powerlessness & the Politics of Blame”
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Thanks to the $2.2 trillion CARES Act passed by Congress and signed into law by
@POTUS
,
@NEHgov
will award $75 million in supplemental emergency funding to support cultural institutions & humanists impacted by
#coronavirus
.
#humanities
#COVID19
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A scholar, anthropologist, and academic pace-setter, Dr.
@JohnnettaBCole
is recognized “for being a celebrated leader of sanctuaries of higher learning and culture.”
Learn about
@SpelmanCollege
's first African American woman president, here:
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.
@ColsonWhitehead
is a
@NYTimes
bestselling author and two-time
#PulitzerPrize
-winning novelist.
Whitehead is recognized “for his truth-seeking as an American literary icon.”
Learn more about the
@Harvard
alum, here:
#ArtsHumanitiesMedals
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Happy birthday to
@librarycongress
, the world’s largest library, established
#OTD
in 1800!
Celebrate our partner agency by browsing through the
@ChronAmLOC
, a collection of historic newspapers dating back to 1770.
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Congratulations to Jon Parrish Peede, the new acting chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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More than 160,000 Allied troops stormed the Normandy coast on
#DDay
during
#WWII
#OTD
in 1944.
This
@humanitiesmag
article examines the correspondence between Generals Dwight D. Eisenhower and George C. Marshall as they planned for the invasion.
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More than 1/3 of Americans live in small towns/rural areas.
@NEHontheRoad
helps them see museum exhibits w/o getting on a plane.
#NEHmatters
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The NEH-funded exhibition “Changing the Face of Democracy: Shirley Chisholm at 100” opened this week at the
@MuseumofCityNY
.
#NEHgrant
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Jazz singer
#EllaFitzgerald
was born
#OTD
. Explore
@EDSITEment
resources on Fitzgerald & jazz here:
#JAM
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Sociologist and
@NAACP
founder W.E.B. DuBois was born
#OTD
in 1868.
Discover nearly 95,000 of DuBois’s letters, books, essays, poems, photographs, and more in this
#NEHgrant
-funded digital resource at
@SCUA_UMass
.
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Bryan Stevenson is the founder and Executive Director at
@eji_org
.
Stevenson is recognized “for his moral call to redeem the soul of our Nation.”
Learn about Stevenson and his advocacy work, here:
#ArtsHumanitiesMedals
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A haven for black intellectuals, artists, and trailblazers—and path of promise toward the American dream—Black colleges and universities have educated the architects of freedom movements and cultivated leaders in every field. Watch
@HBCUrising
on February 19 on
@PBS
.
#HBCURising
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