Fired Scholars and Big Grants to Favored Projects: Inside Trump’s N.E.H.

Some Democrats and supporters of the National Endowment for the Humanities are questioning what they see as gutted procedures and a tilt toward handpicked projects.

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What’s Lost When Liberal Arts Schools Close

Small colleges secure the fraying social fabric that holds towns together.

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Trump Fires Members of Humanities Council

The White House told members of a group of scholars who advise the National Endowment for the Humanities that their positions had been terminated.

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A.I. Is Fueling a ‘Poverty of Imagination.’ Here’s How We Can Fix It.

What bots are really doing in the classroom.

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Humanities Endowment Funds Trump’s Priorities After Ending Old Grants

The $34.8 million allocated by the National Endowment for the Humanities leans toward presidents, statesmen and the Declaration of Independence’s 250th anniversary.

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At National History Day, Students Get Competitive About the Past

Americans are fighting about history. This past week, thousands of students from across the country came together to celebrate it.

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Lawsuit Against Humanities Endowment Offers Details on DOGE

Three scholarly groups are challenging the recent cancellation of most grants by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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Trump Administration Seeks Artists for ‘Garden of Heroes’ Statues

Those selected would receive up to $200,000 to create one of the 250 sculptures, which will be paid for in part with canceled grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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Canceled Humanities Grants to Help Pay for Trump’s ‘Garden of Heroes’

The National Endowment for the Humanities, which supports museums and historical sites, will redirect funds to the president’s planned patriotic sculpture garden.

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Smithsonian’s Leader’s Future Unclear After Trump Executive Order

The president’s executive order demanding change at the institution presents a perilous test for Lonnie G. Bunch III, its secretary, whom the White House calls a partisan Democrat.

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