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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.

Applications for Community History and Prime Time Reading 2026 are open!

October 1, 2025

The application processes are open for organizations seeking to participate in the next cohorts of NJCH’s Community History or Prime Time Family Reading programs.

Resource Roundup September 2025

September 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.

Resource Roundup August 2025

August 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.

Read Takeaways from our Humanities Forward Gatherings

August 21, 2025

After a series of listening sessions around the state, we are prepared to continue to take the public humanities forward for all New Jerseyans.

Resource Roundup July 2025

July 22, 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.

What one NJ community college is learning from launching a community journalism certificate

July 1, 2025

Read a Q&A with Holly Johnson, leader of Mercer County Community College’s J-Lab, which offers free, noncredit certificates in community journalism certificates as part of NJCH’s Informed NJ Initiative.

Resource Roundup June 2025

June 24, 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 Announces Libraries for Prime Time Family Reading Program

June 12, 2025

The New Jersey Council for the Humanities is excited to announce the two libraries selected for its inaugural implementation of its Prime Time Family Reading program: the North Bergen Free Public Library (Hudson County) and the Gloucester County Library System (Greenwich Branch).

NJCH Invites Nominations for the 2025 Stanley N. Katz Prize for Excellence in Public Humanities

June 2, 2025

The New Jersey Council for the Humanities is pleased to invite nominations for the 2025 Stanley N. Katz Prize for Excellence in Public Humanities.