WHAT'S NEW?

Meet NJCH's New Executive Director

Dr. Sharon Ann Holt has been named Executive Director of NJCH. She brings a range of public humanities and leadership experience to this position.  Read more about her>

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Morristown Medical Center joins NJCH's Literature & Medicine: Humanities at the Heart of Health Care program

NJCH welcomes our newest hospital partner to our nationally-recognized, award-winning reading program for healthcare workers. Read More>

Theme Announced for 2012 Humanities Festival Grant Initiative

Small grants of up to $500 will be available for public humanities programs taking place this upcoming October on the theme of "The American Presidency." Read More>

NJCH is on the air with Humanities Connection!

Tune in to WFDU (89.1 FM) to hear interviews with some of New Jersey's leading scholars, writers, educators and filmmakers discuss politics, religion, education and healthcare on Humanities Connection. Or listen to recent episodes here.

Check Out Humanities Events in Your Area! Visit our calendar of events. Read More>

PROGRAMS OFFERED BY NJCH

Grants. Learn more about grants offered by NJCH and access the guidelines and application. Read More>

2012 Summer Teacher Seminars and Teacher of the Year Award.  Learn about these tuition-free enrichment opportunities, about NJCH's Teacher of the Year Award, Humanities in the Hallways, and more.  Read More>

Horizons Speakers Bureau

Important update – LIMITED funding is available. The application process and the application form have changed; please review the guidelines before submitting your request.

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Literature & Medicine: Humanities at the Heart of Health Care®. Learn more about this program, now in its eighth year in New Jersey. Read More>

Clemente Courses.  Immersion courses in the Humanities for talented young people unable to afford post-secondary schooling. Read More>

Ideas at Work.  Cultural programs for the workforce. Read More>

New Jersey Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music. The 2011 travelling Smithsonian Institution exhibit concluded its 10-month tour in December 2011. Read More>

Key Ingredients: America By Food.  This Smithsonian Institution exhibit traveled throughout New Jersey from May 2008-March 2009. More than 50,000 people saw the exhibit or learned about New Jersey's food history through associated programs. Read More>

Picturing America: Teacher Resources. NJCH highlighted teachers using the Picturing America series of images in their classrooms on the NJN series State of the Arts. Watch the episode and learn more about this project. Read More>

Thirty-seven libraries participated in Justice: A Dialogue Through Film in 2010, with screenings and discussions for more than 1100 New Jersey residents.

Face to Face: Community Conversations on Environmental Justice is a program pairing communities with scholars and providing high-quality resources to explore and discuss the emerging concept of environmental justice and its connections to day-to-day life. Read More>

Everyone is talking about the environment, but how deep is the conversation?

This fall, NJCH hosted three forums examining environmental issues in NJ historically, philosophically, and politically. Find out more here.