Jennifer Serventi

The winter 2025 edition of Humanities magazine is now available! Featuring an interview with the 51st Jefferson Lecturer, Sam Mihara, stories about the friendship between Henry James and Constance Fenimore Woolson, women pioneers of rock and much more. ow.ly/lIaR50TUzhi

Attending the American Historical Association meeting? Join NEH Staff on Sun, Jan 5, at 8:30 am for “Planning for Grant-Seeking from the National Endowment for the Humanities.” Bring your ☕ and questions. More info: ow.ly/qiic50UyMYq #AHA25

Submissions are now open for the 2025 David McCullough Essay Prize. The essay contest recognizes seven outstanding high school students with cash prizes of up to $5,000. The deadline to submit is June 27. Learn more: ow.ly/U2SI50Uwfby

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Are you planning a new #DH research software project? You can receive free consulting! Submit your project to DHReSCU: forms.gle/hgMGR7YmHc4N9r… . Selected project teams will be paid $1500 for their time. You could also become a consultant. Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Love maps, community history & the digital humanities? Apply to be a fellow in our year-long NEH Community Deep Mapping Institute! Hit me up with any questions. @NEHgov @AnthroAtWayne @michigantech

@hchesner What an amazing opportunity for those students!

Finally, I shared a letter to Columbia founder Samuel Johnson from the first printer of Hebrew in the American colonies, Judah Monis: x.com/hchesner/statu… All in all, it was a wonderful session!

Today's class was for the graduate level Intro to Jewish Studies. Items on the table spanned from the 4th to the 21st century, and spanned the globe. I was particularly moved to be able to take out Mark Podwal's "All This Has Come Upon Us..." and talk about him for a bit.

Applications close tomorrow! Apply to be the National Endowment for the Humanities' newest program officer.

We're hiring! We're pleased to announce an opening for the role of Assistant Director of Strategic Programs and Education. Learn more and share with anyone who might be interested: womenshistory.org/assistant-dire… #WomensHistory

It’s almost time for #HBCUWeek in Philadelphia. Plan to attend “From Ideas to Words to Awards,” a proposal writing workshop hosted by NEH on Monday, September 16 at 10 a.m. NEH Program Officers will help you craft a better grant application.

@MerriamWebster Impactful.

The word 'bed' pulls off the upset as the Word That Makes the Most Sense since it looks like the item (kind of). There's no sense in delaying this one... What is the Word That is Like Nails on a Chalkboard to You?

New NEH grants! @NEHgov awards $37.5 million for 240 humanities projects nationwide. Grants will support the creation of centers for AI research, new nonfiction books, documentaries, podcasts, exhibitions, summer programs for teachers & more! tinyurl.com/sbuk2f7m #NEHgrant

Recently, @NEHchair Lowe hosted a fireside chat with Arati Prabhakar, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (@WHOSTP) on Artificial Intelligence (#AI) and the #humanities. Watch online: youtube.com/live/7jJxUY1NY…

Check out @metmuseum's latest "Immaterial" podcast on art materials! It features their #PresAccessFunded grant project (Research & Development) that identified unknown artistic materials, using chia oil, employed in pre-Hispanic Mexican art, as a model. bit.ly/ChiaPodcast

Updates on our Digital Humanities Advancement Grant program… new Notice of Funding Opportunity will be out this fall! neh.gov/blog/updates-a…

Defiant Braceros now freeeeeee thanks to a grant from the NEH! jstor.org/stable/10.5149…

The word is out! Looking for submissions from publishers of #openaccess books in environmental humanities, history, literary studies, and multimodal categories to submit for the 2025 ACLS Open Access Book Prizes! bit.ly/4dd1sbn

CTH is #hiring! Looking for a Digital Humanities Education Manager who will create connections between CTH-produced content, educators, and museum professionals to enhance access to Connecticut’s cultural heritage in the classroom. Learn more & apply at cthumanities.org/employment

History was brought alive through performances, films and eye-catching exhibits at the National History Day finals. to.pbs.org/3zvX3la

We're hiring! Help us spread the word about this opportunity to support RI Humanities as a Grantmaking & Humanities Initiatives Coordinator. Deadline to apply is August 12, 2024. Details at: ow.ly/QNxf50SyXYm