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Press
Release Archive
2009
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NEH awards Picturing America to 29,086 schools and public libraries (January 16, 2009) |
Leading research agencies announce new international competition:
“The Digging into Data Challenge” (January 16, 2009) |
2008
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NEH awards $15.7 million for 248 humanities projects
(December 18, 2008) |
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$10.52 million awarded in federal “Save America’s Treasures” grants (December 17, 2008) |
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NEH encourages educators to apply for 2009 summer programs in the humanities (December 3, 2008) |
President Bush awards the Presidential Citizens Medal to Bruce Cole
(November 18, 2008) |
President Bush awards 2008 National Humanities Medals
(November 17, 2008) |
The Rape of Europa scheduled for national premiere on Nov. 24
(November 17, 2008) |
Bruce Cole to depart the National Endowment for the Humanities
(November 12, 2008) |
U.S. and U.K. cultural agencies set plans for scholarly collaboration at joint conference examining
national art and identity
(October 23, 2008) |
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Application deadline for Picturing America extended until November 14 (October 20, 2008) |
New Centennial Exploration exhibit at Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia
to open to the public on October 18
(October 14, 2008) |
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NEH, ALA announce 6th Annual We the People Bookshelf grant opportunity (September 2, 2008) |
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NEH and IMLS award Advancing Knowledge Digital Partnership grants (August 26, 2008) |
NEH awards $27.6 million for 222 humanities projects
(August 21, 2008) |
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Mrs. Laura Bush presents Picturing America to Edna Karr Senior High School in New Orleans (August 14, 2008) |
NEH announces second Picturing America application period
(August 4, 2008) |
NEH offers $1 Million in Disaster Recovery Assistance to educational
and cultural institutions affected by flooding in the Midwest
(June 23, 2008) |
NEH awards $17.8 million for 86 humanities projects
(June 17, 2008) |
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26,320 schools and public libraries to receive NEH's Picturing America awards (June 2, 2008) |
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John Updike discusses American art at 37th Annual Jefferson Lecture (May 23, 2008) |
Six Scholars Join the National Council on the Humanities
(May 22, 2008) |
NEH We the People Bookshelf awarded to 3,000 libraries nationwide
(April 8, 2008) |
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NEH awards first JISC/NEH transatlantic Digitization Collaboration Grants (March 26, 2008) |
John Updike to deliver 2008 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities
(March 18, 2008) |
NEH awards $11.9 million for 149 humanities projects
(March 10, 2008) |
Picturing America program unveiled at the White House
(February 27, 2008) |
NEH budget secures support for high quality humanities programs
(February 4, 2008) |
Celebrating transatlantic collaboration on digitization
(January 23, 2008) |
2007
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NEH announces latest We the People funding for projects encouraging the study of U.S. history and culture
(December 20, 2007) |
NEH awards $1,000,000 challenge grant to Humanities Texas
(December 11, 2007) |
NEH awards $750,000 challenge grant to Georgia Museum of Art
(December 6, 2007) |
Online edition of Humanities magazine features eonversation
with Andrew Ferguson and NEH Chairman Bruce Cole
(November 19, 2007) |
National Humanities Medals awarded by President Bush
for outstanding cultural contributions
(November 15, 2007) |
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U.S. and Italian cultural agencies inaugurate scholarly collaboration (October 10, 2007) |
Chairman Cole marks We the People program's fifth anniversary at the truman Library & Museum
(October 9, 2007) |
NEH, IMLS award first Advancing Knowledge Digital Partnership Grants to three institutions
(September 17, 2007) |
NEH appoints three new division directors
(August 15, 2007) |
Humanities Endowment awards over $26 million for 159 new grants
(August 8, 2007) |
NEH and Italy's cultural agency join together for scholarly conference to examine national identities
(July 2, 2007) |
20 Libraries selected to host Benjamin Franklin traveling exhibition
(June 4, 2007) |
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NEH continues to aid preservation of Gulf Coast history with three new awards (June 1, 2007) |
Humanities Endowment awards $17.5 Million for 118 new grants
(May 31, 2007) |
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NEH awards books for young readers on the “Pursuit of Happiness” to 2,000 libraries (May 24, 2007)
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Humanities Endowment awards $16.7 Million for 182 new grants
(April 19, 2007) |
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Directors of National Digital Humanities Centers to hold Summit Meeting at NEH (March 27, 2007) |
Humanities Endowment awards first Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants
(March 26, 2007) |
Harvey Mansfield, noted American author and political theorist, to deliver the 2007 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities
(March 22, 2007) |
| Americans can read the news before it was history on new Web site (March 21, 2007) |
Budget solidifies support for NEH programs, We the People
(February 7, 2007)
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| Humanities Endowment awards $10.7 Million for 288 new grants (January 16, 2007)
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Landmarks workshops bring history to life for teachers this summer (January 11, 2007)
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Statement from NEH Chairman
Bruce Cole on the death of
Elizabeth Fox–Genovese (January 9, 2007)
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2006
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| NEH and IMLS Invite Grant Applications for New Digital Innovation Program, "Advancing Knowledge" (December 20, 2006)
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NEH offers $1 million for major traveling exhibitions
(November 28, 2006)
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| New Members Join NEH's National Council (November 15, 2006)
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President Bush awards the 2006 National Humanities Medals (November 8, 2006)
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Pittsburgh teen selected as Grand Prize winner of NEH Essay Contest (November 6, 2006)
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NEH awards $10.1 million for 65 new projects (October 25, 2006)
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Four high school writers earn prizes in national "Idea of America" Essay Contest (October 2, 2006)
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NEH and IMLS establish partnership to spur digital innovation (September 28, 2006)
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NEH offers free classic books
to Libraries through the We The People Bookshelf Program (September 19, 2006)
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Awards Made in Agency Partnership for Documenting Endangered Languages, NEH, NSF boost efforts to make digital records of dying languages (July 10, 2006)
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NEH announces $24.8 million in awards and offers for 171 projects (June 8, 2006)
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NEH offers $750,000 for stabilization of Gulf Coast humanities collections (June 2, 2006)
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NEH awards books for young readers on "Becoming American" to 2,000 libraries (April 19, 2006) |
Humanities Endowment Awards $20 Million for 281 New Grants
(April 5, 2006) |
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Tom Wolfe, noted American author and journalist,
to deliver the 2006 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities (February 23, 2006) |
Budget Supports NEH Core Programs and We the People
(February 6, 2006) |
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NEH Announces Idea of America Essay Contest (January 30, 2006) |
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NEH Announces Landmarks of American History and Culture Grants (January 11, 2006) |
| 2005
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Humanities Endowment awards Challenge Grants to 11 institutions (December 22, 2005) |
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Humanities Endowment Awards $12 Million for 346 New Grants (December 21, 2005) |
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U.S. Senate Unanimously Confirms Bruce Cole for Second Term as NEH Chairman (December 20, 2005) |
NEH Awards $565,000 for Hurricane-related Relief
(November 16, 2005) |
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President Bush to Award the 2005 National Humanities Medals (November 8, 2005) |
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Long Island Teen Chosen for Grand Prize in National Essay Competition (October 18, 2005) |
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Humanities Endowment Announces Winners of 2005 Idea of America Essay Contest (October 11, 2005) |
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Josiah Bunting III to deliver Endowment's "Heroes of History" lecture in Arlington, Va. (October 6, 2005) |
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Humanities Endowment Begins Year-long Celebration of 40th Anniversary (September 29, 2005) |
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Humanities Endowment Launches We the People Bookshelf on "Becoming American" (September 8, 2005) |
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Humanities Endowment Offers $1 Million in Hurricane Relief for Gulf Coast Cultural Resources (September 7, 2005) |
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NEH Awards We the People Grants to 55 State Humanities Councils (September 6, 2005) |
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Humanities Endowment Awards $19.8 Million for 124 New Grants (August 30, 2005) |
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Eight Preservation Projects in Seven States Awarded $3.2 Million to Support Stabilization of Humanities Collections (July 21, 2005) |
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Grants Support 43 Projects in Humanities Research, Scholarly Editions (July 14, 2005) |
Humanities Endowment Awards $6.4 Million for 16 Film Projects
(July 11, 2005) |
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NEH Marks Independence Day as 500 Libraries Receive 15 Classic Books on "Freedom" (June 30, 2005) |
NEH Grants to Leverage $22 Million for 10 Cultural Institutions
(June 23, 2005) |
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31 Projects in 14 States Awarded $9.1 Million to Support Humanities Preservation Efforts (June 21, 2005) |
NEH and Abraham Lincoln Commission Launch Partnership
(June 13, 2005) |
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NEH Awards Summer Stipends to 115 U.S. Scholars (June 9, 2005) |
Humanities Endowment Announces Afghanistan Initiative
(May 23, 2005) |
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Grants Awarded for 33 Humanities Projects at Museums, Historical Organizations, and Libraries (May 10, 2005) |
Federal Agencies Take Steps to Document Endangered Languages
(May 5, 2005) |
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NEH Grants Support Models of Excellence in Humanities Education (April 14, 2005) |
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Independent Research Institutions Receive NEH Grants (April 6, 2005) |
First Grants Awarded in National Digital Newspaper Program
(March 28, 2005) |
NEH Announces We the People Bookshelf Awards to 500 Libraries; 15 Classic Books on "Freedom" Will Support Community Programs
(March 17, 2005) |
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NEH Awards Grants to Enrich the Humanities at Six Historically Black, Hispanic-Serving, and tribal Colleges and Universities (March 9, 2005) |
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NEH Announces Challenge Grants, 19 U.S. Institutions Offered $9 Million in Matching Funds (February 28, 2005) |
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Donald Kagan, Renowned Scholar, Author, and Classicist, to Deliver 2005 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities (February 22, 2005) |
| NEH Announces Five New "Landmarks of American History" Workshops For Community College Faculty (February 15, 2005) |
| NEH Announces $7.4 Million in Fellowships to 195 U.S. Scholars (February 10, 2005) |
| Budget Protects NEH Core Programs, Extends We the People (February 7, 2005) |
New Grants to Support Humanities Preservation Efforts
(February 3, 2005) |
NEH Announces "Landmarks of American History" Grants
(January 26, 2005) |
| NEH Funds Summer Seminars and Institutes for Nation's Teachers (January 13, 2005) |
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2004
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| NEH Grants Support 16 Faculty Humanities Workshops Across U.S. (December 21, 2004) |
| Humanities Endowment's Advisory Board Adds Nine New Members (December 16, 2004) |
| President Bush Awards 2004 National Humanities Medals (November 17, 2004) |
| Humanities Endowment Awards $1.7 Million for Three Special Projects and Five at Libraries and Archives (November 10, 2004) |
| Colorado Teen Chosen for Grand Prize in National Essay Competition (October 18, 2004) |
| Humanities Endowment Awards First Grants in New Program for America's Historic Places (October 13, 2004) |
| $14.5 Million Awarded in Federal "Save America's treasures" Grants (October 11, 2004) |
| Humanities Endowment Awards $981,000 for 17 Media Projects (October 7, 2004) |
| Humanities Endowment Awards $4.3 Million for 26 Projects at Museums and Historical Organizations (October 6, 2004) |
| NEH Announces Winners of 2004 We the People Student Essay Contest (September 29, 2004) |
| Two Maryland Institutions Receive NEH We the People Grants (September 27, 2004) |
| Harold Holzer to deliver Endowment's "Heroes of History" lecture at Ford's Theatre (September 9, 2004) |
NEH Awards We the People Grants to 21 State Councils
(August 31, 2004) |
| NEH Chairman Cole Joins U.S. Senator Alexander to Commend History Workshops for Teachers (July 16, 2004) |
| NEH Awards $7.6 million for 25 Film Projects (July 1, 2004) |
| Eleven Preservation Projects in Seven States Awarded $4.5 million to Support Stabilization of Humanities Collections (June 23, 2004) |
| NEH Announces Second Round of We the People Bookshelf Awards to 500 Libraries (June 22, 2004) |
NEH Grants to Leverage $34 Million for 17 Cultural Institutions
(June 17, 2004)
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NEH Launches We the People Bookshelf on "Freedom" (June 8, 2004)
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NEH Awards Summer Stipends to 142 U.S. Scholars (May 18, 2004)
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42 Projects in 18 States Awarded $9.9 Million to Support Humanities Preservation Efforts (April 28, 2004)
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Grants Awarded for 27 Humanities Projects at Museums and Historical Organizations (April 22, 2004)
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NEH Grants Support Models of Excellence in Humanities Education (April 19, 2004) |
NEH Awards First Grants to Preserve Iraq's Cultural Heritage
(April 8, 2004) |
Independent Research Intitutions Receive NEH Grants
(March 30, 2004) |
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NEH Announces Its First We the People Bookshelf Awards to 500 Libraries; 15 Classic Books on "Courage" Will Support Community Programs (March 16, 2004) |
| Helen Vendler, Renowned Author, Scholar, and Poetry Critic, to Deliver the 2004 Jefferson Lecture (March 11, 2004) |
NEH Awards Grants to Enrich the Humanities at Seven Historically Black, Hispanic-Serving, and tribal Colleges and Universities
(March 1, 2004) |
| NEH Announces $6.7 Million in Fellowships to 180 U.S. Scholars (February 9, 2004) |
| Budget Advances NEH Efforts to Address "American Amnesia" (February 2, 2004) |
NEH Announces First "Landmarks of American History" Grants
(January 29, 2004) |
NEH Announces 2004 Idea of America Essay Contest
(January 20, 2004) |
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2003
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| New Grants to Support Humanities Preservation Efforts (December 29, 2003) |
| NEH Announces 2003 Challenge Grants (December 10, 2003) |
| $14.4 Million Awarded in Federal "Save America's treasures" Grants (November 19, 2003) |
| President Bush Awards 2003 Humanities Medals (November 14, 2003) |
| 2003 Coming Up Taller Awards Announced (November 5, 2003) |
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Humanities Endowment Announces $15.2 Million for 132 Grants (August 19, 2003)
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NEH Announces Iraqi Initiative (July 14, 2003)
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Humanities Endowment Announces First We the People Grants (June 16, 2003)
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| NEH Launches We the People Reading List on "Courage" (June 3, 2003)
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| President Seeks $100 Million for NEH's We the People Initiative (May 1, 2003) |
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New Date Set for "Heroes of History" Lecture (Apr 30, 2003) |
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NEH Announces $25.2 million in New Grants (Mar 24, 2003)
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Historian and Author David McCullough to Deliver the 2003 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities (Mar 11, 2003)
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NEH's Advisory Board Adds Nine New Members (Mar 7, 2003)
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President Bush Announces 2002 Humanities Medalists (Feb 27, 2003)
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| NEH Announces 11th-Grade Winners of "We the People" Essay Contest (Feb 16, 2003) |
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Budget Request Calls on NEH to Fight American Amnesia (Feb 3, 2003)
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Award-Winning Historian and Biographer Robert V. Remini To Deliver the Inaugural Heroes of History Lecture (Feb 3, 2003)
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2002
NEH Announces $14.5 million in New Grant (Dec 18, 2002) |
| Coming Up Taller Awards Program Marks Fifth Anniversary Celebration (Dec 2, 2002) |
| $15.6 Million in Grants to “Save America’s treasures␅ (Sept 25, 2002) |
| President Bush Announces NEH American History Initiative (Sept 17, 2002) |
| NEH Announces $20.6 million in New Grants (Aug 6, 2002) |
NEH Advisory Board Gains Five New Members (Aug 6, 2002) |
| Statement by Chairman Bruce Cole on Newberry Library Fellowship Award (May 21, 2002) |
| NEH Announces $30.9 million in New Grants (Apr 8, 2002) |
| U.S. Senate Confirms Three Bush Appointees to NEH's Advisory Council (Mar 18, 2002) |
| President Bush Announces 2001 Arts and Humanities Medalists (Mar 14, 2002)
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2001
Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Named the 2002 NEH Jefferson Lecturer in the Humanities (Dec 20, 2001) |
| Bruce Cole Sworn in as Eighth Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities (Dec 11, 2001) |
| National
Endowment for the Humanities Announces $21.6 Million in New Grants
(Dec 3, 2001) |
| President Bush Appoints James Herbert as Acting Chairman of National Endowment for the Humanities (Nov 14, 2001) |
| NEH Awards Emergency Grants for Three Setpember 11-related Projects (Nov 14, 2001) |
| NEH Expands Internet Resource for K-12 Teachers (Oct 31, 2001) |
| 20 Libraries Nationwide Receive NEH Support for Program on 20th-century American Presidency (Jul 30, 2001) |
| NEH Announces $20.9 Million in New Grants (Jul 23, 2001) |
| Public Libraries Nationwide Receive 50-Volume American Literature and History Series (Jun 22, 2001) |
| NEH Announces $30.9 Million in New Grants (Apr 9, 2001) |
| NEH Launches Initiative to Create Online Encyclopedias for States, U.S. Territories, and D.C. (Apr 4, 2001) |
| NEH Received $2.5 Million Gift from John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (Mar 21, 2001) |
| Nation's Public Libraries Build Collections of American Literature and History through $1 Million Public-Private Partnership (Feb 23, 2001) |
| Six Humanities Scholars Receive Federal Grants to Examine Health Issues (Feb 12, 2001) |
| Playwright Arthur Miller Named the 2001 NEH Jefferson Lecturer in the Humanities (Jan 4, 2001)
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2000
| | White House Announces the 2000 National Humanities Medalists (Dec 15, 2000) |
| 10 Public Libraries Nationwide Receive NEH Support for Reading-and-Discussion Programs (Dec 5, 2000) |
| Five New Jersey Middle and High Schools Receive $10,000 Grants for Humanities Curriculum Development (Nov 29, 2000) |
| NEH Awards 39 Grants Totaling Nearly $1 Million to Historically Black, Hispanic-Serving, and tribal Higher Education Institutions (Nov 29, 2000) |
| NEH Announces $18 Million in New Grants (Nov 29, 2000) |
| EDSITEment Achieves Goal of Linking Together 100 Best Humanities Websites (Oct 31, 2000) |
| NEH funds High-Tech Solutions to Humanities Research Problems (Sep 28, 2000) |
| NEH Announces $1.26 Million in "Extending the Reach" Grants (Jul 27, 2000) |
| 20 Libraries Nationwide Receive NEH support for Reading-and-Discussion Programs (Jul 26, 2000) |
| NEH Announces $18.9 Million in New Grants (Jul 24, 2000) |
| Four Universities Receive NEH Grants to Develop Regional Humanities Centers (Jul 24, 2000) |
| White House Millennium Council Announces Recipients of "Save America's treasures" Grants (Jul 21, 2000) |
| NEH Reviews Funding for Folklore Projects (Jul 6, 2000) |
| NEH, CPB Form Partnership to Develop Educational Enhancements for Digital TV (Jul 5, 2000) |
| Wayside Interpretive Markers Dedicated at Mt. Rushmore (Jun 23, 2000) |
| Senate Confirms Nathan O. Hatch for National Council on the Humanities (Jun 19, 2000) |
| NEH Sponsors 27 Summer Institutes for School Teachers (Jun 15, 2000) |
| NEH Awards $250,000 to World History Association (Jun 13, 2000) |
| New Jersey Schools Receive Dodge Foundation Funding (Jun 12, 2000) |
| State and Regional Encyclopedia Workshop (May 2, 2000) |
| NEH Awards Grants to 40 Libraries Nationwide to Host George Washington Exhibit and Programs (Apr 24, 2000) |
| NEH Announces Grants to 10 Schools for High-Tech Curriculum Projects (Apr 17, 2000) |
| NEH Announces $30.5 Million in New Grants (Apr 5, 2000) |
| Millennium Project for Public Libraries Announced (Mar 13, 2000) |
| Seven New Members of National Council Sworn In (Mar 10, 2000) |
| Park Service Announces Save America's treasures 2000 (Feb 22, 2000) |
| Extending the Reach (Feb 15, 2000) |
| White House Appoints John W. Roberts Deputy Chairman of NEH (Jan 31, 2000) |
| James M. McPherson Named 2000 Jefferson Lecturer (Jan 11, 2000)
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1999
Regional Centers Planning Grants (Dec 2, 1999) |
| NEH Announces $17.2 Million in New Grants (Dec 2, 1999) |
| NEH Announces "My History Is America's History" Project (Nov 24, 1999) |
| NEH Announces Seven New Members of National Council (Nov 22, 1999) |
| National Humanities Medalists, 1999 (Sep 29, 1999) |
| Juan Mestas Leaves NEH (Sep 20, 1999) |
| Civil War Historian Shelby Foote Visits NEH (Sep 14, 1999) |
| Gen. Colin Powell Visits NEH (Jul 16, 1999) |
| NEH Funds Second Phase of Digital Library Initiative (Jul 15, 1999) |
| NEH Regional Humanities Center initiative (May 10, 1999) |
| Alaska Native Heritage Center (May 8, 1999) |
| Dancer Jacques D'Amboise Gives Lecture-Demonstration on Teaching (May 4, 1999) |
| Shape and Story (1999 Jefferson Lecture) (Mar 22, 1999) |
| Introduction of Caroline Bynum (Mar 22, 1999) |
| NEH Chairman and African American Newspapers Project (Feb 9, 1999) |
| Don Henley Visits NEH (Jan 29, 1999) |
| B.B. King Visits NEH to Discuss and Play Blues (Jan 15, 1999)
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1998
National Medal Winners Speak at the Endowment (Nov 6, 1998) |
| National Humanities Medalists, 1998 (Oct 28, 1998) |
| To Begin the World Anew (Bernard Bailyn) (Mar 23, 1998) |
| House Appropriations Committee Testimony, March 1998 (Mar 12, 1998) |
| D.C. Students Attend NEH Forum (Unknown 1998) |
| NEH-funded films win Emmys (Unknown 1998)
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1997
Major Advance in Care of Damaged Collections (Jun 11, 1997) |
| Hail to the Chief: Presidents, Power, and Politics (Unknown 1997) |
| NEH Chairman William R. Ferris (Unknown 1997) |
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