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Bajan, Caribbean literature lover and scholar, educator, gardener, and learner for life.
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nehafge3403.bsky.social
85% of the National Endowment for the Humanities' Council were abruptly fired this morning. Four members remain to weigh in on all grant recommendations. #NEH

"I just fear that there will not be that kind of discourse anymore. There will be one perspective." - Karen A. Stout

🎁: wapo.st/3IRQBdg
October 1, 2025 at 7:46 PM
kimevelyn.bsky.social
Fantastic news!
oregonhumanities.org Oregon Humanities @oregonhumanities.org · Aug 7
Today we're celebrating a win, while acknowledging it's only a first step in a long, continuing process.

Deep thanks to Anna Sortun and the team at Tonkon Torp for their representation and counsel, and to our partners at the Federation of State Humanities Councils.
npr.org NPR @npr.org · Aug 7
The ruling deems the government's termination of grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities "unlawful" and allows a lawsuit brought by humanities groups to move forward.
August 7, 2025 at 11:27 PM
kimevelyn.bsky.social
Oh, man, I really hope so too. For all of us.
August 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
kimevelyn.bsky.social
So incredibly sad.
kairyssdal.bsky.social Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · Aug 1
"WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 1, 2025) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced today that it will begin an orderly wind-down of its operations"

cpb.org/pressroom/Co...
August 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
kimevelyn.bsky.social
If you’re looking for some good Caribbean lit to read, take a look at @bklyncbeanlitfest.bsky.social’s awards lists. Enjoy!
August 1, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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pingree.house.gov
I plan to introduce an amendment to fully restore funding for both the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

The arts and humanities:

💼Create jobs
💵Drive the economy
🎓Improve academic outcomes
🇺🇸Strengthen our democracy

We must #StopTheCuts and #FundTheArts
July 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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acls1919.bsky.social
1/2 ACLS @historians.org and @modernlanguage.bsky.social celebrate Judge Colleen McMahon’s decision for the Authors Guild, putting a stay on the cancellations of grants awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).

Learn more www.acls.org/news/stateme...
Statement on District Court Ruling onTrump Administration Cancellation of NEH Grants
Statement on ruling issued July 25, 2025.
www.acls.org
July 26, 2025 at 6:33 PM
kimevelyn.bsky.social
Love this news.
July 31, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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nehafge3403.bsky.social
Yesterday the Senate approved the FY26 Appropriations Bill to keep the funding of the National Endowment for the Humanities at $207mil. There's a long way to go before this is reality, but it's further evidence that none of this - neither #NEH staff layoffs, nor grant terminations - had to happen.
Senate Committee Approves FY 2026 Interior and Environment Appropriations Bill | United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
www.appropriations.senate.gov
July 25, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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altnehgov.altgov.info
The cost of *just* the munitions could have funded NEH for 33.8 years. When you factor in the cost of the fuel for the B-2s & the refueling tankers, we’re talking a LOT more.

But sure, we’re the ones full of fraud, waste and abuse.

www.reuters.com/world/us-str...
US strikes may have set back Iran nuclear program only months, sources say
A preliminary U.S. intelligence assessment has determined that U.S. strikes over the weekend on Iranian nuclear facilities have set back Tehran's program by only a matter of months, three sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
www.reuters.com
June 24, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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nehafge3403.bsky.social
Your cancelled #NEH grants and our terminated staff positions? That money is going to a statue garden that has been proposed to be built on Indigenous sacred land. #NativeAmerican #SouthDakota #Section106 #humanities 💸 $ 💸 $ 💸
actionnews5.com Action News 5 @actionnews5.com · Jun 24
Officials in South Dakota are pushing hard to build President Donald Trump‘s proposed National Garden of American Heroes in the Black Hills near Mount Rushmore, but the effort has sparked a backlash from Indigenous groups who see the area as sacred. https://tinyurl.com/2xusuo7o 
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June 24, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Reposted by Kim Evelyn 🇧🇧
nehafge3403.bsky.social
Staff who are being terminated from the National Endowment for the Humanities this coming week received their last full paycheck this weekend.

A reminder that appropriations for full staff salaries were made through September 30, 2025. Terminating us now was never necessary, just cruel. #NEH
June 8, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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paulakrebs.bsky.social
Filed for a preliminary injunction in our suit against the attack on NEH, & it seems our case will be looked at alongside the Authors Guild suit. Both approaches are vital, & they're different from each other. Will keep you posted. Plz help with donation to Pave the Way www.mla.org/About-Us/Sup...
Donate to Funds That Support Particular Activities
MLA funds help defray the cost of convention travel for graduate students and underemployed members, support advocacy on behalf of contingent faculty members, promote the study and teaching of languag...
www.mla.org
May 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
kimevelyn.bsky.social
👀 👀 👀 Lawsuits in response to gutting the NEH and terminating grants:
1. Filed May 1 by ACLS, AHA, and MLA.
2. Filed May 12 the Author’s Guild.
3. Filed May 15 the Federation of State Humanities Councils.
Federation of State Humanities Councils and Oregon Humanities File Lawsuit against NEH and DOGE Alleging Illegal Termination of Grants to 56 State and Jurisdictional Humanities Councils - Federation o...
Media Contact: Hannah Hethmon, Communications Manager, Federation of State Humanities Councils hhethmon@statehumanities.org or connect@statehumanities.org Federation of State Humanities Councils and O...
www.statehumanities.org
May 15, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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everylibrary.bsky.social
On May 2, 2025, the Trump Administration released its FY2026 federal budget proposal.

It calls for completely eliminating the budget for the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

It also cuts NEA, NEH, AmeriCorps, and PBS

www.everylibrary.org/trumpfy2026b...
STATEMENT: President Trump’s FY2026 Budget Proposal Will Eliminate the Institute of Museum and Library Services
These attacks are ideologically motivated and structurally dangerous to our educational, civic, cultural, and community institutions.
www.everylibrary.org
May 2, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Reposted by Kim Evelyn 🇧🇧
historians.org
Questions about the lawsuit filed by @acls1919.bsky.social, the AHA, and @modernlanguage.bsky.social opposing the illegal dismantling of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)? Reads our FAQs. 🗃️
FAQs Regarding the Lawsuit Opposing the Dismantling of the NEH - AHA
This document offers information related to the lawsuit filed by American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), American Historical Association (AHA), and Modern Language Association (MLA), opposing th...
www.historians.org
May 2, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Reposted by Kim Evelyn 🇧🇧
nehafge3403.bsky.social
Rounding out this May Day with more very good news: a TRO to block the dismantling of #IMLS and the terminations of its staff. We are standing with you! ✊ #libraries #humanities #NEH #AFGE
chrisgeidner.bsky.social Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · May 2
BREAKING: Judge Richard Leon, a George W. Bush appointee, issues a TRO blocking the Trump administration from "dissolv[ing]" the Institute of Museum and Library Services, placing any more employees on administrative leave, or terminating any grants in the coming days.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, et al., Plaintiffs, ^ KEITH SONDERLING, Acting Director, Institute of Museum and Library Services, et al., Defendants. Civil Case No. 25-1050 (RJL) MEMORANDUM ORDER May 1, 2025 [Dkt. #13] This matter initially came before the Court on plaintiff American Library Association's ("ALA") and plaintiff American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO's ("AFSCME") motion for a preliminary injunction ("PT"). See Pls.' PI Mot. [Dkt, #13]; Pls.' Mem. in Supp. of PI Mot. ("Pls.' PI Mem.") [Dkt. #13-11. Plaintiffs sought a decision on the PI by May 4, 2025, as defendants intend to execute a "mass termination of [Institute of Museum and Library Services] staff' on that day. Pls PI Mot. at 1. I. CONCLUSION For the reasons set forth above, the Court will GRANT IN PART plaintiffs' motion for a TRO. The Court will not, at this time, issue a TRO providing all of the relief sought by plaintiffs. Instead, the Court will issue a narrow TRO preserving the status quo as of this Order. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that defendants Keith Sonderling, Institute of Museum and Library Services ("IMLS"), Amy Gleason, U.S. DOGE Service, U.S. DOGE Service Temporary Organization, Russel Vought, and U.S. Office of Management and Budget (together, the 5 Case 1:25-cv-01050-RJL Document 36 Filed 05/01/25 Page 6 of 6 "agency defendants") shall not take any further actions to dissolve IMLS or its operations; it is further ORDERED that the agency defendants shall not place any additional IMLS staff on administrative leave; it is further ORDERED that the agency defendants shall not terminate the employment of any IMLS staff; it is further ORDERED that the agency defendants shall not further pause, cancel, or otherwise terminate IMLS grants or contracts or fail to fund such grants or contracts for reasons other than grantees' or contractors' non-compliance with applicable grant or contract terms; and it is further ORDERED that by May 6, 2025, the parties shall submit a joint status report (1) informing the Court whether the parties require any supplemental briefing on the preliminary injunction and, if so, proposing a briefing schedule; and (2) stating whether the parties consent to the Court extending this temporary restraining order until the Court issues a ruling on the preliminary injunction or the case is otherwise resolved. SO ORDERED. RICHARD J. LEON United States District Judge
May 2, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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jasonrhody.bsky.social
If your grant was terminated & you are an MLA member (or in a related discipline), please fill out our My NEH Grant Story form: your story can help inform the actions we are taking to protect the NEH. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
My NEH Grant Story
We're documenting the impact of MLA members' NEH grant projects. Let us know about a project you completed with help from the NEH (e.g., a course you taught, a book you finished, a database you built,...
docs.google.com
May 1, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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nehafge3403.bsky.social
What a beautiful May Day to launch the fight for the rights of our labor - #NEH staff and grantees alike - and for the #humanities.

Our work to preserve and make accessible #history and #culture for all people is NOT expendable. @paulakrebs.bsky.social @acls1919.bsky.social
Screenshot of the AHA statement that says, "The humanities are not a luxury," said MLA executive director Paula M. Krebs. "They are a necessity, teaching people vital skills, including how to effectively communicate, construct arguments, evaluate evidence, and build connections across cultures. Cutting the NEH's funding and staff jeopardizes not only the work of the MLA and its members but also thousands of locally led programs across the country that provide Americans with access to essential education. In the face of these unprecedented and destructive cuts, humanities leaders must fight back together."
May 1, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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humanitiesall.bsky.social
This afternoon, three members of NHA's executive committee, @acls1919.bsky.social, @historians.org, and @modernlanguage.bsky.social, filed a lawsuit seeking to reverse recent actions that threaten to devastate the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Learn more: nhalliance.org/nha-statemen...
NHA Statement on NEH Lawsuit – National Humanities Alliance
nhalliance.org
May 1, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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rezekjoe.bsky.social
Just about the same amount as the total annual budget for every single NEH-funded state humanities council.
April 29, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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altnehgov.altgov.info
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altdhs.altgov.info Alt DHS @altdhs.altgov.info · Apr 27
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April 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
kimevelyn.bsky.social
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altnehgov.altgov.info Alt National Endowment for the Humanities @altnehgov.altgov.info · Apr 27
So they could have just resurrected this instead of cutting grants and firing 80% of the staff? 👀🤯
ashleyrattner.bsky.social Ashley Rattner @ashleyrattner.bsky.social · Apr 27
Every time someone mentions the NEH sculpture garden all I can think of is
April 28, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Reposted by Kim Evelyn 🇧🇧
altnehgov.altgov.info
To the grantees who had grants rescinded and to our fellow colleagues, we know today’s press releases were hurtful and insulting. We see you, we stand with you. ✊

“What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
April 25, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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jasonrhody.bsky.social
I ran grant programs at @nehgov.bsky.social for over a decade. With colleagues, oversaw review of thousands of grant applications. Witnessed care & thoughtfulness of hundreds of reviewers. This statement is insulting to all of them. Whoever wrote it should be ashamed.

www.neh.gov/news/update-...
An Update on NEH Funding Priorities and the Agency’s Recent Implementation of Trump Administration Executive Orders
www.neh.gov
April 24, 2025 at 9:46 PM