Jonathan Mercantini

You're invited! 🎲 NJCH Board Game Night Fundraiser July 24 RSVP REQUIRED, ALL ARE WELCOME, $10 SUGGESTED DONATION! mailchi.mp/njhumanities/b…

We were pleased to discuss our vital #humanities work to preserve the Garden State's cultural heritage; empower veterans, community colleges, & citizens returning from incarceration; and bolster NJ communities and individuals w/ the tools & funding to share their untold stories.

Our fortified advocacy team is back at it on the Hill today! Thank you to the Offices of @Congressman_JVD and @AndyKimNJ for meeting with us today. Joining the cause today are Board Members Jonathan Mercantini and Denise Coulter.

😮 We've received a lot of interest about our next Community History cohort! No worries, there's still time to RSVP for our Info Session on Nov. 6 (noon-1 p.m.). Learn about program & eligibility guidelines, the application process & timeline! njhumanities.org/programs/commu…

The biennial $500 Annibel Jenkins Prize in Performance & Theater Studies is now open for submissions until 11/15 for best article in performance and theater studies published in a scholarly journal, annual, or collection between 9/1/22-8/31/24. For more: seasecs.org/annibel-jenkin…

MARTHA F. BOWDEN TEACHING PRIZE A $300 1st prize and a $200 2nd prize will be awarded at the 2025 conference to the best submissions on the subject of Teaching the Eighteenth Century. Submissions due 11/1. For more:  seasecs.org/marthfbowden-t…

Office hours are open! Drop in this morning, this afternoon, or on any of our future dates to ask questions of our #Grants staff. njhumanities.org/event/virtual-…

More than 2,000 Kean University students will explore themes of environmental justice, sustainability and community in a fictitious African village this fall as part of the University’s fourth annual Common Read. bit.ly/4govuLK

Submission deadline for papers & panels for SEASECS 2025 in Savannah (2/6-8) is NEXT MONDAY (9/16), and if you can't get to your proposal this week, reach out to panel chairs directly THIS WEEK for extensions! (Email Elizabeth Kuipers for ind. papers): seasecs.org/2025-conference

We're grateful for this recognition of the powerful history of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, the 1964 DNC and Freedom Summer, highlighted in @nytimes! @MSHumanities nytimes.com/2024/08/20/nyr…

We are proud to be amongst the recipients of the current round of grant awards from @njhumanities. We can’t wait to get started building our digital exhibits and a digital portal for our Family Ties: Stories that Inspire Community History project. Thank you NJCH for the support!

🏌🏿We're so pleased that our past Incubation Grant recipient and Community History Program participant Shady Rest Country Club has received a $75,000 grant from The African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, a program of @SavingPlaces! #humanities #NJ

🗓 Submit your nomination for the Katz Prize for Excellence in Public Humanities by July 30! · For public humanities projects from NJ-based orgs that demonstrate community engagement & significant impact · $5,000 award · Self nominations *ARE* accepted! njhumanities.org/katz-prize/nom…

We're excited to sponsor this event! The Tour de Elizabeth is a 15-mile bicycle tour that explores the diverse cultural communities of NJ's 4th-largest city, featuring a variety of contemporary and historical landmarks that showcase Elizabeth’s rich history, art & culture.

Not to be that guy, but I perfectly predicted the #UFC304 main card Leon vs Belal Aspinall vs Blaydes Green vs Pimblett Mokaev vs Kape Chickadze vs Allen

⏱ You've got a little over a month to read (or re-read) 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐻𝑢𝑚𝑎𝑛 𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛 by Philip Roth & 𝑃𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 by Nella Larsen in time for the Black Americans, Jewish Americans Book Club hosted by the Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life at @RutgersU!

Our 51st annual meeting will take place Feb. 6-8, 2025 in Savannah, GA. SEASECS 2025’s theme is "The Past is Still Present: Reclaiming the Eighteenth Century.” Panel proposals due 5/17/24 to Elizabeth.Kuipers@asurams.edu. Follow link for more: seasecs.org/2025-conference

Listen to "Episode 2: UFC 300 Recap" by The Cornell Combat Sports Show. podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/andre…

More advocacy for Kean University on Capitol Hill today as students visited Congressional offices and administrators met with federal agencies. #cougarsclimbhigher

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