Program Features Archives - Federation of State Humanities Councils

Cuts to NEH and Humanities Councils: What Hawaii and the Territories Will Lose

Jump to: American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands On Monday, March 31, the Federation of State Humanities Councils learned that DOGE (Department … Read more

Cuts to NEH and Humanities Councils: What New England and the Mid-Atlantic Will Lose

Cuts to NEH and Humanities Councils: What Western States Will Lose

Cuts to NEH and Humanities Councils: What Southern States Will Lose

A group of more than two dozen teachers walking down a typical historic New Orleans street towards the camera.

Empowering Teachers: Humanities Council Supports New Louisiana Social Studies Standards

The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities (LEH) saw the challenges educators were facing and partnered with the Louisiana Department of Education to support teachers through workshops and and free digital social studies content.

In Towns Across Montana, Teens Apply Civics Lessons to Make a Difference

The Democracy Project is a teen-led, non-partisan initiative supported by local libraries and community partners, and its goal is to give teens the resources to meet community needs while learning about the role they can have in an evolving democracy.

Part III: Engaging History and Imagining Democracy for “A More Perfect Union”

Beginning in September 2021, the National Endowment for Humanities (NEH)’s “A More Perfect Union” (AMPU) Initiative has sparked conversation, education, and civic engagement opportunities across the states and territories. Awarding … Read more

Black Roots: Everett Fly Delivers Frederick Law Olmsted Lecture at Harvard University

“Bit by bit, I was able to find enough documentation on thirty or forty Black communities, including Tuskegee, Alabama; Mound Bayou, Mississippi; Hobson City, Alabama; and Eatonville, Florida. I collected enough to submit a coherent paper and thought I had proved my point—that African Americans had even built towns,” Fly said. Read on to learn more about “American Cultural Landscapes: Black Roots and Treasures.”

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