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From the classroom to the newsroom: Student finds passion and purpose in community journalism program

August 28, 2024

“J-Lab students aren’t necessarily going into journalism as a career. It’s about giving people hope and giving people confidence to write about things that are important to them and their communities.”

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Resource Roundup April 2024

April 26, 2024

The Resource Roundup is a 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 […]

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Kicking Off the 2024 Community History Cohort

April 9, 2024

Community History 2024 is now underway! This past March, the 9 organizations in the cohort met twice at the Twin Rivers Branch Library in West Windsor to learn all about community-engaged public history.  

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Resource Roundup March 2024

March 27, 2024

The Resource Roundup is a 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 […]

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Nine New Jersey Organizations Join NJCH Community History Program

February 29, 2024

Participating organizations will each receive training and $5,000 in funding to unearth their communities’ untold stories

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NJCH-supported Community Journalism Classes are Underway

February 9, 2024

In 2023, the New Jersey Council for the Humanities announced the Fueling Community Journalism Through NJ Community Colleges initiative, which introduced non-credit certificate programs in community journalism at four NJ […]

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Mourning the Loss of Teddy Murphy, Former NJCH Executive Director

February 6, 2024

The New Jersey Council for the Humanities mourns the loss of Miriam “Teddy” Murphy, who served nearly 20 years as the organization’s executive director during the first half of its […]

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NJCH Announces $231,768 in Grant Awards to 19 Organizations

January 18, 2024

The New Jersey Council for the Humanities (NJCH) has announced $231,768 in grant funding to 19 organizations across the state.

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Community History: New Year Celebrations

January 4, 2024

Three past Community History participants recently received NJCH grants to either continue the projects they started during the program, or to launch new community-engaged public history projects.

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NJCH Welcomed Three New Board Members in 2023

December 4, 2023

As we approach the end of the year, the New Jersey Council for the Humanities is thankful to have welcomed three new members to our Board of Trustees in 2023! […]

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Community History: The Showcase

November 22, 2023

We held our last Community History learning session for this cohort on September 13. With this year’s program wrapping up, the CH23 cohort is beginning to look ahead to the November showcase.

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