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 year of strengthening communities and connections in New Jersey through the public humanities.
Sponsorships
Sponsorships support events, programs, and opportunities that help institutions serving the people of New Jersey explore the public humanities in our lives.
Impact
Our programs, grants, resources, and convenings foster appreciation for the public humanities in every district in the state.
Events
"Voices and Votes: Democracy in America," a traveling exhibit based on a major exhibition currently on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, is on display at Brookdale Community College through October 2 at the Monmouth Museum.
“Voices and Votes: Democracy in America” Exhibit at Brookdale Community College
August 20 - October 2Presentation: Non-Citizens’ Power in the Democratic Process
September 27 @ 4:30 pm - 6:30 pmAuthor and Historian Jane Scimeca Presents the Impact of Geraldine Livingston Thompson
September 28 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pmDemocracy Conversation Project – Long Hill Township Public Library
September 28 @ 7:00 pm
News
Humanities Moment: NJCH Executive Director Carin Berkowitz
Carin Berkowitz Current city/town: Camden, NJ Title/Affiliation: Executive Director, New Jersey Council for the Humanities What’s the last page-turner biography you read? What podcasts are keeping you going during […]
Acclaimed Poet and Professor Evie Shockley to Read at NJCH Gala
The New Jersey Council for the Humanities is thrilled to announce that award-winning poet and professor Evie Shockley joins the lineup at our 50th Anniversary Gala at Morven Museum and Gardens on […]
NJ Summer Playlist Showcases Artists and Traditions with Substantial Connections to the Garden State
Songs are essential for August days in New Jersey, whether you’re driving down to the Shore or picking up blueberry ice cream in Hammonton. That’s why NJCH has created a […]
Humanities Moment: Incoming NJCH Board Chair Greg Waters
Greg Waters Current city/town: Montclair, NJ Title/Affiliation: Board of Trustees member and incoming Chair, New Jersey Council for the Humanities What’s the last page-turner biography you read? What podcasts […]
Humanities Moment: NJCH Board Chair Dan Fatton
Dan Fatton Current city/town: Trenton, NJ Title/Affiliation: Board Chair, New Jersey Council for the Humanities What’s the last page-turner biography you read? What podcasts are keeping you going during […]
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
