Teachers, EDSITEment has classroom materials for #Jewish AmericanHeritageMonth .

Check out the site’s list of educational resources on the #history of #Jewish people in America: edsitement.neh.gov/closer-reading…

Learn how Dolley Madison, who was born #otd in 1768, gained influence through kindness in this article by Catherine Allgor: tinyurl.com/yazs2587

#POTUS Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act #OTD in 1862, providing 160 acres of federal land to anyone who agreed to farm the land.

Learn about Laura Ingalls Wilder, whose family and husband homesteaded in South Dakota. Humanities Magazine

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New NEH-funded programs include fellowships for humanities scholars at libraries, museums, and centers for advanced study such as the National Humanities Center, the SchomburgCenter for Research in Black Culture, and The Huntington Library. #NEHgrant

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Celebrate #JewishAmericanHeritageMonth by watching Leonard Nimoy, best known for his role as Spock, explain the Jewish story behind the Vulcan salute. The interview is part of the Wexler Oral History Project at the Yiddish Book Center. bit.ly/WexlerOHP #PresAccessFunded

Attention parents and educators! It's the last day for #AmericasFieldTrip contest! Students can submit artwork, essays, and videos to express their perspectives on America’s past and future. America250 america250.org/fieldtrip

Today marks the anniversary of the 1954 #BrownvBoard landmark case in which the #SCOTUS ruled school segregation unconstitutional.

Learn about Thurgood Marshall, whose tireless work on the case led to victory, with this #NEHgrant -funded project: neh.gov/explore/thurgo…

We are proud to be ranked in the 2023 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government®: Top 10 Edition, produced in partnership with The Washington Post! Check out the rankings produced by The Partnership and Boston Consulting Group at bestplacestowork.org.

A new #NEHgrant will support work on a book on the use of artificial intelligence to generate and disseminate disinformation to influence, manipulate, or deceive audiences. neh.gov/news/neh-annou…

The 1st Oscars were given out #OTD in 1929. BackStory explores Hollywood in an episode of this NEH-funded podcast. #NEHgrant The Academy backstoryradio.org/shows/real-to-…

Excited CTH's Jason Mancini will join NEH Chair Shelly Lowe at the 2024 Arts & Ideas for a FREE summit, 'Turning to the Humanities in Challenging Times.' Learn more and reserve your spot at cthumanities.org/news

A new #NEHgrant will digitize a century’s worth of records of the history of Christiansburg Institute, an educational organization in Appalachia established by the Freedmen’s Bureau in 1866 that educated thousands of African American students. neh.gov/news/neh-annou…

Author L. Frank Baum, creator of “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” was born #OTD in 1856.

Explore the life & legacy of the true wizard behind the curtain with the #NEHgrant -funded documentary AMERICAN OZ, American Experience:
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Mickey Mouse debuted #otd in 1928. Learn about Walt Disney and his vision in this article by Anna Maria Gillis: tinyurl.com/4vzune4m

Each year NEH selects an individual of outstanding intellectual achievement to deliver the Jefferson Lecture. The lectureship is the highest honor the federal government bestows for achievement in the humanities. Submit a nomination today. #JeffLec24 neh.gov/jefferson-lect…

Carl Elliott’s NEH-supported book “The Occasional Human Sacrifice: Medical Experimentation and the Price of Saying No” (W.W. Norton, 2024) publishes today. Check out Elliott’s recent appearance on “1A” WAMU 88.5. #NEHgrant

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Explore the #NEH -funded Michigan Asian Studies Open Access Books Collection this month, in honor of #AANHPI . This digital resource offers free access to 100 books about cultures, societies, and histories across Asia. University of Michigan

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Museum of Flight arranged, described, and selectively digitized portions of the fascinating William P. and Moya Olsen Lear Papers with a Humanities Collections and Reference Resources award. Finding aid bit.ly/4dwOjLd Grant info bit.ly/NEH_HCRR #PresAccessFunded

The first smallpox vaccination was administered by Dr. Edward Jenner #OTD in 1796. Learn about the disease and the doctors who helped eradicate it: tinyurl.com/yv7hs53c

Congrats to our 2024 NEH Humanities Collections & Reference Resources awardees! Read about their projects, which make cultural collections widely accessible via digitizing/cataloging/etc. &/or create reference resources: bit.ly/HCRR2024. Apply for an HCRR grant by 7/16/24