The ruling deems the government’s termination of grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities “unlawful” and allows a lawsuit brought by humanities groups to move forward.
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The Mellon Foundation announces ’emergency funding’ for humanities councils
The Mellon Foundation has announced $15 million in “emergency funding” for 56 humanities councils across the country. The government recently eliminated $65 million in support.
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National Endowment for the Humanities staff put on immediate leave
A majority of NEH employees received an email placing them on immediate leave. The news comes just days after many humanities councils across the country were told their grants would be terminated.
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Cultural groups across U.S. told that federal humanities grants are terminated
Among the thousands of groups affected by the sudden cessation of funds are state arts councils, museums, historic sites, archives, libraries, educators and media outlets in all 50 states.
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NEH grants $444K to Tomaquag Museum for new home on URI campus in Kingston
The Tomaquag Museum is Rhode Island’s only museum that’s totally devoted to telling the story of Indigenous peoples from a first-person perspective. Thanks to a substantial grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, it’ll soon have a new home at the University of Rhode Island campus in Kingston. In a conversation with Morning Edition […]
