Our Mission
We explore, cultivate, and champion the public humanities in order to strengthen New Jersey’s diverse community.
Our Work
50th Anniversary
Join us throughout 2022 as we celebrate our 50th anniversary of strengthening communities and connections in New Jersey through our support of the public humanities.
Stanley N. Katz Prize
The award will recognize an organization that has demonstrated significant engagement with and impact through community-focused public humanities work in New Jersey.
Impact
Our programs, grants, resources, and convenings foster appreciation for the public humanities in every district in the state.
Events
Save the date!
September 29, 2022 | Morven Museum & Gardens
Webinar: “Fannie Lou Hamer Came to Atlantic City”
July 7 @ 3:00 pmVoices and Votes Opening Reception – Atlantic Cape Community College
July 7 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm“Voices and Votes: Democracy in America” Exhibit at Atlantic Cape Community College
July 11 - August 13Designing Hybrid Programs
July 14 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
News
NJCH Announces 2022-2025 Strategic Plan
We’re excited to share that our new strategic plan, which includes a revised mission statement and new values statement, has been approved by the NJCH Board of Trustees.
Op-Ed: Creating a more inclusive history of the Garden State
New Jersey Council for the Humanities Executive Director Carin Berkowitz, PhD, and Board President Dan Fatton penned an op-ed titled “Creating a more inclusive history of the Garden State” published […]
NJCH sees largest-ever response to incubation and action grants cycle
At the conclusion of the LOI stage of its 2021-2022 cycle for Incubation Grants and Action Grants, the New Jersey Council for the Humanities has received 83 approved Letters of […]
Voices and Votes: Democracy in America, a Traveling Exhibition, to Arrive in New Jersey in April
(Camden, NJ) – The New Jersey Council for the Humanities announces that Voices and Votes: Democracy in America, a traveling exhibition about civic engagement and participation in our democracy, will […]
The NJCH Team is growing
We’d like to introduce you to the newest members of the NJCH team, Valerie Popp, Ph.D. and Colleen Tryner. Valerie joins the Council as a Program Officer; Colleen joins the […]
Grants
Through a competitive application process, we award Incubation Grants and Action Grants ranging from $2,000 to $20,000 to further the impact of the public humanities in New Jersey. Our COVID-19 grantmaking in 2020 and 2021 also helped pandemic-affected organizations recover and reimagine their work at a critical moment.
Grantee Spotlight
Ukrainian History and Education Center
Somerset, NJ
"In this time of war, we at the Ukrainian History and Education Center have been supporting Ukraine by doing what we do best: telling non-Ukrainians about Ukrainian history and culture, and teaching Ukrainian folk arts."
Vietnamese Boat People
Montclair, NJ
"Their stories are ones of loss, separation, survival and resiliency. The Vietnamese Boat People generation is an aging population with stories of courage and hope and refugee experiences that need to be preserved as part of the Vietnam War history."
Sponsors & Partners
