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 as they are sometimes called) from state councils and universities to explore all things humanities. This year’s conference provided a chance for NJCH to connect […]
Episode Three: Oh the Humanities!
In this post of our “Oh the Humanities” series, Executive Director Briann Greenfield provides important information about whether NJCH is a state agency. This question comes up all the time!
Episode Two: Oh the Humanities!
In this post of our “Oh the Humanities” series, Director of Grants and Programs Gigi Naglak answers an important question about the NJCH grant program.
Grantee Spotlight: Two River Theater and the Arts Council of Princeton
Joining Bob Mann are Associate Director of Marketing Jenna Rocca from Two River Theater and Executive Director Taneshia Nash Laird from the Arts Council of Princeton. The Incubation and Action Grant program at NJCH provides funding for public humanities projects through a competitive grant process. Two River Theater received an Action Grant for the Inside Two River: […]
A Message from the Executive Director
As we enter the new fiscal year today, it’s a day to welcome the new Executive Committee of the NJCH Board of Trustees. Board Chair Kiki Jamieson, Vice-Chair Brett Bonfield, Secretary Bhavini Doshi, Treasurer Dan Fatton, Member-at-Large Jennifer Sancton, and Governance Committee Chair Ruth Mandel, along with the rest of the Board, will ensure that […]
Question posed to Gubernatorial Candidates about Public Humanities
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, values, culture, and beliefs. They provide opportunities for people to come together and examine the consequences of past decisions, clarify individual and collective values, and […]
Allergan Foundation awards $10,000 to NJCH
Last month, the Allergan Foundation awarded $10,000 to NJCH in grant support to expand our Literature & Medicine program. One of our ‘grab and go’ offerings, Literature & Medicine is a reading and discussion program that helps health care professionals better connect with each other, which ultimately allows for more effective communication with and understanding […]
New NJCH website launches!
The new site encourages vistors to explore the different aspects of our programs in a user-friendly —whether someone is looking to book a scholar through the Public Scholars Project or learn how to apply for a grant.
Episode One: What are the public humanities?
In this inaugural post of our “Oh the Humanities” series, Executive Director Briann Greenfield answers an important question about the public humanities.
NJCH awards over $48,000 in Incubation Grants
The New Jersey Council for the Humanities (NJCH) recently awarded $48,665 in Incubation Grant funding to ten organizations. Incubation grants help organizations plan, research, prototype, and experiment. Grantee institutions will use the grant funds to plan or pilot vibrant humanities programs throughout the state. Public humanities programs allow individuals to share in the exploration of […]
