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NEH announces $40 million in awards and offers for 249 humanities projects

July 27, 2011

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Gifts of the Sultan

Sometimes a gift, no matter how exquisite, is more than it seems.

July 13, 2011

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'Forever Free'

Traveling exhibition explores Abraham Lincoln's beliefs about slavery

July 5, 2011

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The Art of Recreation

How Americans learned to live with leisure

July 5, 2011

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Five New Members Join the National Council on the Humanities

July 4, 2011

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The Road to Santa Fe

For centuries, El Camino Real was the main line north

June 30, 2011

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The Great Wall of China --- Now Online

EDSITEment's lesson plan brings the ancient structure to life

June 29, 2011

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Religion and Revolution

EDSITEment examines the religious underpinnings of the American Revolution

June 29, 2011

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What's on the Menu?

'Crowdsourcing' is building a truly voluminous database of dishes from century-old menus

June 28, 2011

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Charles Darwin's Personal Library Goes Public

June 22, 2011

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Leach Completes Civility Tour

June 20, 2011

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Glorious Victory?

Historic newspapers capture the growing conflict during the week of the First Battle of Bull Run.

June 20, 2011

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Keeping Complete Records About Records

June 16, 2011

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Bridging Cultures, an NEH Special Initiative

Understanding ourselves and our global neighbors

June 16, 2011

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The Great Dismal Swamp

For centuries, it sheltered groups fleeing oppression.

June 16, 2011

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Oyster Wars

A shellfish 'gold rush' in the Chesapeake Bay

June 16, 2011

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Selected Summer Reading List

Recommended for college-bound students -- and others

June 15, 2011

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Fallingwater: Architectural Masterpiece

Frank Lloyd Wright's design integrates architecture and nature

June 15, 2011

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Old English, New Influences

EDSITEment's introduction to Anglo-Saxon literature

June 14, 2011

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Teaching the Middle East: A Thousand and One Lessons

New on-line website offers educators a wide range of resources

June 14, 2011

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NEH and ALA award "Let's Talk About It: Making Sense of the Civil War" grants to 65 public, academic, and community college libraries

June 7, 2011

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President Obama Appoints Five New Members to the National Council on the Humanities

June 2, 2011

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Experts Brief Congress on Humanities and National Security

Panelists explain the role of cultural understanding in creating informed, effective policy

May 23, 2011

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NEH announces $18.8 million in awards and offers for 216 humanities projects

April 26, 2011

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Freedom Riders Honored at Film Screening

April 15, 2011

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Drew Gilpin Faust named 40th Jefferson Lecturer in the Humanities

March 21, 2011

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Eight International Research Funders Announce Round Two of the Digging into Data Challenge

March 16, 2011

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President Obama Awards 2010 National Humanities Medals

Three Pulitzer Prize-winning authors, the founder of the Library of America series, and the former president of the American Council of Learned Societies are among this year’s recipients.

March 2, 2011

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Presidential Papers

February 21, 2011

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Robert Hirst on the Making of Mark Twain's Autobiography

February 16, 2011