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NJCH Launches By the People Programming for America’s 250th

February 11, 2026

The New Jersey Council for the Humanities is excited to announce our participation in “By the People: Conversations Beyond 250,” a series of community-driven programs created by humanities councils across the United States.

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America’s Founding Son: Bob Crawford in Conversation with Sean Wilentz

January 21, 2026

Best known as the bassist for the Grammy-nominated band The Avett Brothers, the author, historian, and podcaster Bob Crawford brings his storytelling sensibility to a new, accessible, and engaging biography of John Quincy Adams. Hear him in conversation with Princeton University historian Sean Wilentz March 14.

Three new members join the NJCH Board of Trustees

January 12, 2026

Three New Jersey women bringing a wealth of valuable experience in nonprofits, education, arts, and humanities have joined the NJCH Board of Trustees.

Application Open for Clemente Course in the Humanities: Free College-level Coursework for Veterans

January 9, 2026

Offered by Atlantic Cape Community College, the 12-week online Clemente Course in the Humanities is free and open to veterans regardless of discharge status or educational attainment.

Resource Roundup December 2025

December 19, 2025

Our monthly email newsletter for the NJ Humanities community with helpful information, including notifications of funding, professional development events, meetings, and conferences from both NJCH and the larger nonprofit community.

Resource Roundup November 2025

November 25, 2025

Our monthly email newsletter for the NJ Humanities community with helpful information, including notifications of funding, professional development events, meetings, and conferences from both NJCH and the larger nonprofit community.

NJCH Joins the Future Ready New Jersey Coalition

November 13, 2025

NJCH will play a key role in a new statewide effort calling for 75% of New Jersey adults to hold a postsecondary degree or credential of value by 2040.

NJCH-funded and Prize-winning Project “Honoring Cudjo Banquante!” Featured by NJ.com

October 29, 2025

A new NJ.com feature spotlights Honoring Cudjo Banquante!, the NJCH-supported project celebrating the remarkable life and legacy of Newark’s first documented Black business owner and Revolutionary War patriot.

NJCH-funded Bayard Rustin Queer History Archive Opens in Princeton

October 27, 2025

Watch video from the opening ceremony for the Bayard Rustin Queer History Archive, a years-long effort to collect and organize important papers, ephemera, artifacts, and digital files relating to the pivotal intersectional leader of the Civil Rights Movement.

Resource Roundup October 2025

October 25, 2025

Our monthly email newsletter for the NJ Humanities community with helpful information, including notifications of funding, professional development events, meetings, and conferences from both NJCH and the larger nonprofit community.

NJCH Awards 2025 Stanley N. Katz Prize for Excellence in Public Humanities to “Honoring Cudjo Banquante!”

October 8, 2025

The weeklong project comprised 20 events and exhibitions bringing to life the little-known story of Cudjo Banquante, an enslaved man who fought in Washington’s Army, gained freedom and became Newark’s first documented Black business owner.