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Universities in every state care for congressional papers that document US political history − federal cuts put their work at risk

In 1971, the president of Mississippi State University, Dr. William L. Giles, invited President Richard Nixon to attend the dedication of U.S. Sen. John C. Stennis’ papers to the university library’s archives.

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Trump Cut Funds From Wasteful Projects To Spend on Wasteful Statue Garden

Even when the administration has cut from seemingly obvious sources, Trump has redirected federal spending toward sources closer to his heart.

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Humanities groups sue Trump administration to reverse local funding cuts

A humanities federation and a state council have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to reverse local funding cuts made by Trump adviser Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency and the National Endowment for the Humanities

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Trump’s ‘Garden of American Heroes’ is a monument to celebrity and achievement – paid for with humanities funding that benefits everyday Americans

Donald Trump first came up with his plan for a “National Garden of American Heroes” at the end of his first term, before President Joe Biden quietly tabled it upon replacing Trump in the White House.

The Conversation

Trump administration makes major cuts to Native American boarding school research projects

At least $1.6 million in federal funds for projects meant to capture and digitize stories of the systemic abuse of generations of Indigenous children in boarding schools at the hands of the U.S. government have been slashed due to federal funding cuts under President Donald Trump’s administration

The Independent UK

Plans to celebrate America's 250th anniversary were underway. Then came the federal funding cuts

Leaders of state humanities councils throughout the country say federal funding cuts by President Donald Trump's administration will force them to scale back or eliminate celebrations next year commemorating the nation's 250th anniversary

The Independent UK

President Biden Honors Diverse Group Of Cultural Icons

President Biden awards National Medals of Arts and Humanities to 39 recipients, recognizing their significant contributions to American culture.

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Gen Z and millennials have an unlikely love affair with their local libraries

A phone fixation may seem at odds with an attraction to books. But the latter may offer a much-needed reprieve from the former.

The Conversation

Funding to support oral histories in boarding school era

The National Endowment for the Humanities is supporting an effort to record oral histories and digitize records on Indigenous boarding schools

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