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Jefferson's sketch of the new capital district, March 1791, Library of Congress

Building America from Scratch

In a letter, Thomas Jefferson declared that the United States is an experiment “to shew whether man can be trusted with self-government.” Jefferson’s deeds followed his lofty words. During the summer of 1802, amid the possibility of...

By Jingcai Ying
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Research Division Evaluates the Impact of its Fellowships Program

In academic circles, it’s common to hear it said that a professor “got an NEH.”  What is meant by this shorthand is that a faculty member was awarded an NEH Fellowship. 

Édouard Manet's Impressionist portrait of Stéphane Mallarmé reading a book.

What Use is a Book?

Readers debate, often with angst, about where the printed book will fit into an increasingly digital future. These 21st-Century discussions wrestle with the question: what use is a book? The Book as Instrument looks to the past, to another time when the future of the book was in question, for answers to our present dilemma.

Portrait of John Adams as Vice President

The Education of a Statesman

The latest volume of the Adams Papers, one of the largest long-running editorial projects currently supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities, opens a window on the development of American self-government and on the education of a statesman.

Medieval color illumination: a master Huntsman trains a class of 6 men

Dressing Up (and Down) in the Middle Ages

The NEH-supported Illuminating Fashion: Dress in the Art of Medieval France and the Netherlands, 1325-1515 takes a sartorial look at medieval history.

Black and white photo of Mark Twain

100 Years Later, Mark Twain's Autobiography

The NEH-funded Mark Twain Project at the University of California, Berkeley, publishes to great acclaim Volume 1 of The Autobiography of Mark Twain (University of California Press, 2010), 100 years after the death of its iconic author.

Arjuna and Krishna in a battle chariot against a gold background

The Afterlife of the Bhagavad Gita

Richard Davis is exploring the "rich interpretive afterlife" of the Bhagavad Gita (“The Song of the Lord”).  Written over 2000 years ago, this eighteen-chapter poem presents a conversation between a warrior-prince, Arjuna, and his friend and charioteer, Krishna.

carved stone hieroglyphs on Mayan tomb wall

Royal Mayan Tomb Discovered

NEH-supported archaeologists led by Stephen Houston of Brown University have discovered an undisturbed tomb of an ancient Maya king in El Zotz, Guatemala. The major find was announced jointly by Brown University and Guatemala Ministry of Culture, which authorized the work.

Marchers in Algiers convey a body to its grave in 16th Century

Captured by Pirates

From his prison cell a Portuguese priest documented the mixing of cultures, languages, and religions in 16th-century Algiers. A new NEH-supported translation of his writing captures a city at the crossroads of civilizations.

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Posted: February 15, 2013

Fellowships for Research in Japan guidelines

Guidelines for the Fellowships for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan grant program are now available.

Posted: December 6, 2012

Awards for Faculty 2013

Congratulations to the recipients of 2013 Awards for Faculty research grants!

Posted: December 6, 2012

Fellowships for Advanced Research on Japan 2013

Congratulations to the recipients of 2013 Fellowships for Advanced Research on Japan!

Posted: December 6, 2012

Fellowships 2013

Congratulations to the recipients of 2013 Research Fellowships!

Posted: December 3, 2012

The NEH and the AHRC: New Collaborative Research guidelines

The National Endowment for the Humanities and the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) of the United Kingdom are cooperating to advance research in the humanities that focuses on the humanities and health and well-being.

Posted: March 30, 2012

Summer Stipends Awards, March 2012

Summer Stipends Awards Announced in March 2012

Posted: March 19, 2012

Fellowship Programs at Independent Research Institutions Awards, March 2012

FPIRI Awards Announced for 2012

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Posted: February 6, 2013

NEH Session at the College Art Association Conference

Senior Program Officer Stefanie Walker will be attending the College Art Association conference (CAA) in New York City from February 13th

Posted: February 5, 2013

Workshop at Hampton University

Senior Program Officer Mark Silver will be conducting a two-day grant workshop at Hampton University in Hampton, VA on February 26th and 27th, 2013.>

Posted: January 4, 2013

Modern Language Association Convention 2013

Division Director Jane Aikin is attending the 128th Convention of the Modern Language Association.

Posted: January 4, 2013

American Historical Association 2013

Program Officer Dan Sack is attending the joint Annual Meeting of the American Historical Association/American Society of Church History.

Posted: June 19, 2012

NEH Research at the APSA Annual Meeting

Program Officers Claudia Kinkela and Jason Boffetti will be attending the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting in late August. The 2012 meeting is located in New Orleans, LA,

Posted: April 11, 2012

Workshop: Drake University, Des Moines

Program Officer Daniel Sack will be conducting a grant workshop at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa on April 12th, 2012.

Posted: April 4, 2012

Workshop: Appalachian State University, Boone, NC

Program Officer John Cox will be conducting a grant workshop at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina on April 6th, 2012.

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