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NEH is being gutted, and New Jerseyans will suffer as a result. Here’s how you can help.

April 3, 2025

The NEH grants that fund state councils are being rescinded by DOGE. As a result, NJCH will be forced to significantly scale back or cut our grants, programs, and operations. Here are some steps you can take to help.

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NJCH Staff and Board in Boston

Successful Conference in Boston for NJCH Team

December 8, 2017

Last month, NJCH staff along with several board members made the trip up to Boston for the annual National Humanities Conference. The conference welcomed hundreds of humanities professionals (or humanists […] Read More

Question posed to Gubernatorial Candidates about Public Humanities

October 30, 2017

We posed the following question to each of the gubernatorial candidates: Public humanities programs use disciplines such as history, literature, and philosophy as tools to explore and examine our history, […] Read More

Introducing the Public Scholars Project

September 11, 2017

One of the goals of our 2016-2021 Strategic Plan is to expand access to the humanities. We achieve this goal by cultivating humanities programs that serve a variety of audiences. […] Read More

Interested in advocating for the humanities?

June 1, 2017

President Trump’s recent release of a budget draft calls for the elimination of the NEH and its sister organizations, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and several other agencies that provide essential services and opportunities throughout the country. Speaking up for our nation’s educational and cultural institutions now is critical to the future of our democracy.

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New Members Join the NJCH Board of Trustees

December 15, 2016

The New Jersey Council for the Humanities (NJCH), a nonprofit organization serving the state through public humanities programming, announced that three new members have joined the NJCH Board of Trustees. […] Read More