This $135,482 Project Grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162) will support Wittenberg University's initiative called "The Healing Humanities: Creating Healthy Pathways on Campus and in the Community." The project aims to 1) strengthen humanities teaching and learning at the university, 2) highlight the importance of humanistic inquiry in...
The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded Loyola University of Chicago a $149,363 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162). The grant will fund the development of at least four new interdisciplinary courses that integrate STEM and humanities disciplines for Loyola's undergraduate students. This builds on the university's prior pilot work co-teaching biology and philosophy courses, with the goal of...
The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded $1,082,730 to Humanities Washington through the Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership program (CFDA 45.129) for the period of June 15, 2021 through April 30, 2023. This Project Grant will support local, statewide, and regional public humanities programming through annual grants administered by Humanities Washington to promote the humanities in the state of Washington. The Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership...
The Washington State University (WSU) received a $148,136 Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162) to create a community of practice and develop student-centered, inquiry-driven learning materials for world history education. The project, titled "Writing History Curriculum for the 21st Century," will guide faculty authors in producing...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded Western Michigan University a $149,952 Project Grant under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162). The grant, awarded on February 1, 2024, will fund a 3-year project to (1) expand an interdisciplinary working group on higher education for justice-involved individuals, (2) revise and adapt an existing first-year experience course for the prison context, (3) revise...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $433,101 five-year Project Grant (CFDA 45.129 - Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership) to the Humanities Council of Washington DC Inc. The grant supports the council's mission to bring the humanities to life through subawards and public programming in the District of Columbia. The council will use the funding to tailor its community grantmaking and public programs to the specific needs, resources, and interests of the DC...
Willamette University received a $449,976 project grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162). The grant will enable Willamette University to hire new humanities faculty in high-need areas such as Native American and Indigenous Studies and Environmental Humanities and Communication. Funds will also support converting one part-time English position to a full-time...
The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $149,996 Project Grant to New York University (NYU) under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162). The funding will support NYU's "Applied Humanities in Professional Education" project, which will integrate the humanities into NYU Steinhardt's professional education programs through first-year seminars. These courses will focus on the role of history, literature,...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $350,000 Project Grant to the University of Delaware's Winterthur/University of Delaware Graduate Program in Art Conservation (WUDPAC) from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2026. This grant will provide graduate stipend support for six "NEH Fellows" annually over the three-year award period. The NEH funding, combined with $100,000 in 1:1 matched funds, supports a total project cost of $450,000. The graduate stipend support enables...
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded a $119,872 Project Grant to Saint John's University under the Promotion of the Humanities Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development program (CFDA 45.162). The grant will fund a 2-year project to conduct research and develop five humanities learning modules on racial covenants and segregation in central Minnesota. The project will create educational resources using property deeds and other primary sources for integration...