This federal Project Grant award of $199,999.00 was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) under the Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163). The award will support an institute titled "Punishment: The American Story" to be held at Amherst College from October 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025. The institute will address three key questions about punishment in the United States: 1) What is punishment and why do we punish as we do? 2) What can we learn about U.S. politics, law, and culture from an examination of punishment practices? 3) What are the limits of punishment? The institute will provide professional development for middle and high school teachers, equipping them with new teaching materials and resources to explore the topic of punishment in humanities and social studies courses.
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