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Our careers at the National Endowment for the Humanities weren't boring - they were inspiring and fulfilling, in service to America.
And after months of uncertainty and unemployment, most of us certainly aren't working in better jobs for more pay.
You destroyed so much, and for what? #NEH
And after months of uncertainty and unemployment, most of us certainly aren't working in better jobs for more pay.
You destroyed so much, and for what? #NEH
Trump defended shrinking the federal workforce by about 270,000 in his first year back, claiming many who left now earn more in private sector roles and calling some government work “boring.” via Erich Wagner buff.ly/MyXknQp
Trump defends cutting nearly 300,000 feds from their ‘boring’ jobs
The president claimed without evidence that all federal workers forced out during his first year back were now in “better” jobs in factories making double or triple their government salary.
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January 21, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Our careers at the National Endowment for the Humanities weren't boring - they were inspiring and fulfilling, in service to America.
And after months of uncertainty and unemployment, most of us certainly aren't working in better jobs for more pay.
You destroyed so much, and for what? #NEH
And after months of uncertainty and unemployment, most of us certainly aren't working in better jobs for more pay.
You destroyed so much, and for what? #NEH
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"Where humanistic angles were allowed in, science tended to improve not by becoming less rigorous, but by becoming more self-aware: clearer about its concepts, its subjects, its incentives and its downstream effects." bit.ly/3MZ3V18
Shadi Bartsch: Hamstringing the humanities will hinder scientific discovery
Thinking of “sciences” and “humanities” as unrelated modes of inquiry is not only shortsighted; it’s new to western civilization.
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December 23, 2025 at 7:44 PM
"Where humanistic angles were allowed in, science tended to improve not by becoming less rigorous, but by becoming more self-aware: clearer about its concepts, its subjects, its incentives and its downstream effects." bit.ly/3MZ3V18
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We're delighted to announce that Ramón Saldívar will receive the 11th MLA Award for Lifetime Scholarly Achievement. A renowned scholar of Chicano and Chicana studies and narrative form, Saldívar will accept the award at the #MLA26 Awards Ceremony in Toronto.
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October 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
We're delighted to announce that Ramón Saldívar will receive the 11th MLA Award for Lifetime Scholarly Achievement. A renowned scholar of Chicano and Chicana studies and narrative form, Saldívar will accept the award at the #MLA26 Awards Ceremony in Toronto.
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Reread this short guide to responding to fascism in higher ed this morning.
I have very mixed feelings about how increasingly resonant it is proving to be, but also I hope it will prove helpful and maybe comforting as we watch current events unfold.
halperta.com/shalperta%20...
I have very mixed feelings about how increasingly resonant it is proving to be, but also I hope it will prove helpful and maybe comforting as we watch current events unfold.
halperta.com/shalperta%20...
Taking Action in Higher Ed
Taking Action for Higher Education is a workbook to assist university workers in assessing personal risk and making decisions about how and when to take action to resist fascism.
halperta.com
September 19, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Reread this short guide to responding to fascism in higher ed this morning.
I have very mixed feelings about how increasingly resonant it is proving to be, but also I hope it will prove helpful and maybe comforting as we watch current events unfold.
halperta.com/shalperta%20...
I have very mixed feelings about how increasingly resonant it is proving to be, but also I hope it will prove helpful and maybe comforting as we watch current events unfold.
halperta.com/shalperta%20...
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"It turns out that some very exciting things are happening for people who followed the humanities path, and where they landed might surprise you." bit.ly/3IboUMj
Where Can a PhD Take You?
From a CNN senior editor to a museum president, meet seven professionals making waves in the world who say they’ve succeeded thanks to their advanced humanities degrees.
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September 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
"It turns out that some very exciting things are happening for people who followed the humanities path, and where they landed might surprise you." bit.ly/3IboUMj
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@historians.org The National Humanities Center welcomes applications for 2026–27 residential fellowships. The deadline to apply is October 2, 2025. Please help us spread the word about this opportunity.
Scholarly Programs | National Humanities Center
The National Humanities Center provides scholars with an environment and resources conducive to generating new knowledge and furthering understanding of the human experience.
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July 28, 2025 at 4:27 PM
@historians.org The National Humanities Center welcomes applications for 2026–27 residential fellowships. The deadline to apply is October 2, 2025. Please help us spread the word about this opportunity.
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Here are NEH appropriations adjusted for inflation. In real dollars, the agency's highest funding levels were over $600 million (2024 dollars) in the late 1970s and have been flat for the past 30 years. NEH staff have been excellent stewards of public funds, doing so much with increasingly less.
May 1, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Here are NEH appropriations adjusted for inflation. In real dollars, the agency's highest funding levels were over $600 million (2024 dollars) in the late 1970s and have been flat for the past 30 years. NEH staff have been excellent stewards of public funds, doing so much with increasingly less.
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A lot of this country’s problems boil down to straight white men who see themselves as some sort of default “normal” but any variation on that as “an identity” that is “political”
July 4, 2025 at 10:28 PM
A lot of this country’s problems boil down to straight white men who see themselves as some sort of default “normal” but any variation on that as “an identity” that is “political”
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Seeing lots of folks retiring from our beloved cultural agency. What a tremendous loss for us all. And what an amazing legacy of generosity, stewardship, and care they leave behind. Let's hope we can restore it.
June 6, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Seeing lots of folks retiring from our beloved cultural agency. What a tremendous loss for us all. And what an amazing legacy of generosity, stewardship, and care they leave behind. Let's hope we can restore it.
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We are excited to announce 16 new ACLS Leading Edge Fellows! These early-career #humanities and social sciences PhDs will join nonprofit organizations in communities across the country: bit.ly/4dEcyrn
May 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
We are excited to announce 16 new ACLS Leading Edge Fellows! These early-career #humanities and social sciences PhDs will join nonprofit organizations in communities across the country: bit.ly/4dEcyrn
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Opening this year’s @modernlanguage.bsky.social Summer Seminar w/ the “Advocating for the Humanities”Boot Camp for Leaders. Excited to welcome 130+ humanities leaders over the next few days.
May 28, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Opening this year’s @modernlanguage.bsky.social Summer Seminar w/ the “Advocating for the Humanities”Boot Camp for Leaders. Excited to welcome 130+ humanities leaders over the next few days.
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Today, ACLS announced the finalists for the 2025 ACLS Open Access Book Prizes and Arcadia Open Access Publishing Awards: bit.ly/3Fr4PA3
These $50,000 prizes recognize and reward the authors and publishers of exceptional, innovative, and open access humanities books published from 2018 to 2023.
These $50,000 prizes recognize and reward the authors and publishers of exceptional, innovative, and open access humanities books published from 2018 to 2023.
ACLS Announces Finalists for 2025 ACLS Open Access Book Prizes and Arcadia Open Access Publishing Awards
Twenty books advance to final round of $50,000 prize for open access titles in the humanities
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May 22, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Today, ACLS announced the finalists for the 2025 ACLS Open Access Book Prizes and Arcadia Open Access Publishing Awards: bit.ly/3Fr4PA3
These $50,000 prizes recognize and reward the authors and publishers of exceptional, innovative, and open access humanities books published from 2018 to 2023.
These $50,000 prizes recognize and reward the authors and publishers of exceptional, innovative, and open access humanities books published from 2018 to 2023.
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people need to internalize, very quickly, that federal research grants are a hypercompetitive contracting process not charity, and that what Uncle Sam gets in return for that money is American dominance in the future
May 18, 2025 at 3:31 AM
people need to internalize, very quickly, that federal research grants are a hypercompetitive contracting process not charity, and that what Uncle Sam gets in return for that money is American dominance in the future
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"State-specific humanities councils are important because they understand the unique cultural and historical context of our heritage ...They are particularly important in Florida, where recent state funding cuts have left us at the bottom of the list for cultural funding." bit.ly/4k1TOo2
Opinion: Firing of Librarian of Congress is just part of attack on the arts and humanities
Opinion: State-specific humanities councils are important because they understand the unique cultural and historical context of our heritage.
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May 16, 2025 at 5:12 PM
"State-specific humanities councils are important because they understand the unique cultural and historical context of our heritage ...They are particularly important in Florida, where recent state funding cuts have left us at the bottom of the list for cultural funding." bit.ly/4k1TOo2
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The Federation of State Humanities Councils & Oregon Humanities have filed a lawsuit against the termination of NEH grants to the state councils.
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Federation of State Humanities Councils and Oregon Humanities File Lawsuit against NEH and DOGE Alleging Illegal Termination of Grants to 56 State and Jurisdictional Humanities Councils - Federation o...
Media Contact: Hannah Hethmon, Communications Manager, Federation of State Humanities Councils [email protected] or [email protected] Federation of State Humanities Councils and O...
www.statehumanities.org
May 15, 2025 at 9:53 PM
The Federation of State Humanities Councils & Oregon Humanities have filed a lawsuit against the termination of NEH grants to the state councils.
www.statehumanities.org/federation-o...
www.statehumanities.org/federation-o...
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"As they blatantly target academic programs in the “humanities,” what these legislators tend to leave out of their discussions of Return on Investment, is that humanities graduates generally fare about as well as other college graduates in terms of employment" bit.ly/42U14fB
“Return on Investment” is a Red Herring - PEN America
Legislators who target academic programs based on their ROI are using the term as a smokescreen.
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May 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
"As they blatantly target academic programs in the “humanities,” what these legislators tend to leave out of their discussions of Return on Investment, is that humanities graduates generally fare about as well as other college graduates in terms of employment" bit.ly/42U14fB
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"For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging."
Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.
I wrote about my decision in TIME.
time.com/7285045/resi...
Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.
I wrote about my decision in TIME.
time.com/7285045/resi...
Why I’m Resigning from the NSF and Library of Congress
I cannot participate in systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging.
time.com
May 13, 2025 at 11:19 AM
"For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging."
Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.
I wrote about my decision in TIME.
time.com/7285045/resi...
Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.
I wrote about my decision in TIME.
time.com/7285045/resi...
