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The Mellon Foundation announces 'emergency funding' for humanities councils

5:41pm April 29, 2025

The Mellon Foundation has announced $15 million in "emergency funding" for 56 humanities councils across the country. The government recently eliminated $65 million in support.

Where did U.S. humanities grants go? To projects from a baseball film to AI research

5:00am April 10, 2025

From AI research to historical preservation, programs funded by grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities reach every corner of the U.S. Now the government has terminated those grants.

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National Endowment for the Humanities staff put on immediate leave

12:18pm April 04, 2025

A majority of NEH employees received an email placing them on immediate leave. The news comes just days after many humanities councils across the country were told their grants would be terminated.

Cultural groups across U.S. told that federal humanities grants are terminated

2:14pm April 03, 2025

Among the thousands of groups affected by the sudden cessation of funds are state arts councils, museums, historic sites, archives, libraries, educators and media outlets in all 50 states.

Andrew Delbanco, professor of American Studies at Columbia University, will deliver the 2022 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities.

Andrew Delbanco is named this year's Jefferson Lecturer in the Humanities

12:01pm July 14, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

The honorary lecture series is deemed the highest honor the federal government gives for intellectual achievement in the humanities.