New Jersey Council for the Humanities

05/07/2025

Some great financial resources for nonprofit organizations are available from the New Jersey Economic Development Authority. Learn about them during this webinar, which will explore the range of funding programs available to nonprofits.

Offerings include a variety of flexible financing and grant opportunities, such as the Premier Lender Program, Small Business Fund, Direct Loan, Bond Financing, NJ Capital Access Fund, and the Main Street Acquisition Support Grant Program.

The webinar will cover eligibility requirements and the benefits each program can offer your organization.
Register at: https://njeda.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CyLSXP81TaSzG2_ffY9vXA #/registration

05/06/2025

There's still time to RSVP for the Teaching Revolutionary NJ symposium at Atlantic Cape Community College on May 23.

This event will feature 11 of the best New Jersey historians and educators as they present new research into how to teach our state’s role in the Revolutionary Era. It's free and open to the public, and registration is available at https://www.atlanticcape.edu/revolutionarysymposium/.

We're proud to sponsor this event alongside Revolution NJ, Stockton University's South Jersey Culture & History Center, and the Atlantic Cape Community College Foundation.

In preparation for the 250th anniversary (the Semiquincentennial) of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 2026, Atlantic Cape Community College’s Arts & Humanities Department is hosting the symposium, Teaching Revolutionary New Jersey.

05/06/2025

📣 Event Alert! 📣

Private Spaces, Public History: Interpreting Labor and Migration at Historic Homes and Sites in New Jersey.

The Trent House Association will host a talk by Professor Andy Urban on the interpretation of labor and immigration at historic sites. This free talk will be given on Sunday, May 18, 2025, at 1 pm in the Trent House Visitor Center, located at 15 Market Street, Trenton, New Jersey.
Pre-registration is encouraged at https://tinyurl.com/TalkMay18.

Free parking is available behind the property off William Trent Place.

05/05/2025

Chef Maricel Gentile joins us on Tuesday, May 13, at 6pm at Kennedy Library in celebration of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Learn the art of making pancit, a beloved Filipino noodle dish that holds deep cultural significance. She will share insights into what makes Filipino cuisine unique, why pancit is central to Filipino food culture, and the traditions that bring people together around the table.

Register here: https://piscataway.librarycalendar.com/event/filipinocooking

This event is part of our Food for Thought event series. The Food for Thought project was made possible by a grant from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

New Jersey Council for the Humanities

04/30/2025

🥲 NJCH is profoundly grateful for this generous gift by the Mellon Foundation to support state councils across the country. These emergency stabilization funds will buy our council precious time as we develop long-term strategies for survival in the absence of our $1.5 million federal operating grant and seek to preserve the public humanities in NJ. Thank you so much to the Foundation for stepping in to help in such an important way and to all who were involved in making this happen!

A few important notes:
• This extraordinary gift is NOT a replacement of our federal funding, either in the short- or long-term.
• No councils are out of the woods as a result of this emergency funding. Painful cuts to vital programming will still be forced.
• Statutory support for the arts and humanities neither can nor should be completely replaced by private philanthropy.
• In addition to the $200,000 outright grant, a supplementary $50,000 of funding from Mellon is in the form of a challenge grant. That means, all donations you make up to $50,000 will be matched dollar-for-dollar by the Mellon Foundation. (This is huge!)

To ensure we unlock the maximum matching funds, please donate at https://njhumanities.org/donate/.

This investment by the Mellon Foundation in the 56 state and territorial humanities councils follows the sudden cancellation of their federal operating grants earlier this month. April 29, 2025 – … Read more

04/25/2025

We're staying resilient, and the humanities will persist in spite of the abrupt and illegal cuts to our funding from ! Learn about our upcoming gatherings scheduled throughout the state as well as numerous opportunities to seek funding, gain professional development, and get involved.

🔔 NJ Humanities Resource Roundup - April 2025

We are living in interesting times, to paraphrase the author and comedian Terry Pratchett. My colleagues and I are now left to imagine a very different future for NJCH than we anticipated even a few weeks ago, before our federal funding was unexpectedly and abruptly terminated. Your many notes of co...

04/22/2025

Interested in American food history? Join us at Kennedy Library to hear from culinary historian Sarah Lohman! Lohman will lead a recipe writing workshop on Saturday, April 26, and a discussion of heirloom cider apples on Sunday, April 27. Check our online calendar for full details!

This event is part of our Food for Thought event series. The Food for Thought project was made possible by a grant from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

04/03/2025

The National Endowment for the Humanities is being gutted by DOGE, and New Jerseyans will suffer as a result. Here's information on the immediate impacts on us and the state, and some steps you can take to help.

[wpv-post-featured-image size=news-featured-thumb] Friends of the Humanities and of NJCH, I write to you today with the very somber news that the humanities are in peril across the Garden State and across the country. The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), which has supported humanities pr...

04/03/2025

03/28/2025

Congratulations to our friends at the Avon-by-the-Sea Historical Society, which hosted a smash-hit 125th anniversary Founders Day event last Sunday. The occasion included the premiere of “Postcard Ponderings,” a documentary created through their participation in our Community History Program!

🍿 Watch the movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2yoK2xzwvI
📸 View more pics: https://www.instagram.com/avon_historical_society/
📍 Learn more about Community History: https://njhumanities.org/programs/community-history/

03/27/2025

What we found in our NJ delegate offices was a set of engaged, committed, knowledgeable public servants, every one of whom is supportive of the public humanities. We are so proud to be part of the humanities community, and we are all lucky to have fierce supporters of our work in Washington!

03/26/2025

Las Guaracheras brings the heat with vibrant beats and infectious energy - here this Friday, March 28th at 7pm. Perfect for a lively night out with friends and family! 🔥
https://www.grunincenter.org/event/las-guaracheras/