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

June 11, 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.

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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.

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 […]

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 […]

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. 

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 […]

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.

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.

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 […]

Call for applications: Creating noncredit certificates in community journalism at NJ community colleges

April 6, 2023

The New Jersey Council for the Humanities (NJCH) and Journalism + Design at The New School (J+D) are announcing a call for applications for a new funding opportunity. Three New […]

NJCH and NJCCC to Host Gathering of NJ Community College Humanities Professionals March 24

February 16, 2023

On March 24, 2023, NJCH and NJCCC will host community college faculty and staff from around the state for a daylong convening at Bergen Community College on the most pressing […]