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NJCH Announces $205,716 in New Grant Awards

January 24, 2025

The New Jersey Council for the Humanities (NJCH) has awarded 17 grants totaling $205,716 in its most recent grant round. These funds will support a diverse array of projects in 10 counties across the Garden State, highlighting NJCH’s ongoing efforts to make the vital work of the humanities available to all New Jerseyans.

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Four NJ community colleges selected for “Fueling Community Journalism Through NJ Community Colleges” inaugural cohort

June 28, 2023

Each college will receive an award of $40,000 to support the development and launch of free noncredit certificate programs in community journalism on their campuses Four New Jersey community colleges […] Read More

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NJCH Invites Nominations for the 2023 Stanley N. Katz Prize for Excellence in Public Humanities

June 23, 2023

Award to recognize significant impact through community-focused humanities work (Camden, NJ) – The New Jersey Council for the Humanities is pleased to invite nominations for the 2023 Stanley N. Katz […] Read More

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June Update: The Value of Community-Engaged History

June 21, 2023

On June 5, 2023, Community History program staff and previous participants took a trip to Grounds for Sculpture for the New Jersey Association of Museums annual conference to present a panel on the value of community-engaged history as a tool for museums.

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NJCH Receives NJCCC Partnership Award

June 14, 2023

The New Jersey Council for the Humanities was honored to receive a Partnership Award from the New Jersey Council of County Colleges at NJCCC’s awards dinner held in Trenton on […] Read More

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Clemente Course Visits NJ Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial and Museum

May 30, 2023

Participants in the Clemente Veterans’ Initiative Newark (CVI Newark) recently visited the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial and Museum (NJVVMM) in Holmdel as part of their spring 2023 humanities course […] Read More

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Six NJ organizations selected for first-ever “Humanities Lab” cohort

May 16, 2023

Six New Jersey nonprofit organizations have been selected for the first-ever cohort of “Humanities Lab,” a new program of the New Jersey Council for the Humanities. The program was created to provide a space for organizations to experiment with new program ideas, learn about new program models, and push their own practices in exciting directions. 

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WATCH: “Restoring Hope and Healing Through Poetry”

May 8, 2023

NJCH was proud to sponsor “Restoring Hope and Healing Through Poetry,” a Camden County College workshop featuring acclaimed poets Patrick Rosal and Shawn R. Jones. The event encouraged participants to […] Read More

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Watch the Fall 2022 Community History Showcase

May 1, 2023

On April 26, 2023, the six members of the Fall 2022 NJCH Community History Cohort presented the projects they developed during the program during the cohort’s virtual showcase.

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Five organizations join NJ Humanities Community History program

April 24, 2023

Five local organizations have been accepted into the next cohort of the New Jersey Council for the Humanities’ Community History Program, in which they will work closely with their communities to learn about and share their untold stories.

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Request for Proposals: Visualizing Democracy

Request for Proposals – “Visualizing Democracy: Contemporary Conversations”

April 18, 2023

The New Jersey Council for the Humanities requests proposals for Visualizing Democracy: Contemporary Conversations, an initiative seeking digital projects that will explore, curate, and visualize a recently created “conversation” archive […] Read More