NEA grant cuts hit Iowa humanities groups, libraries, historical societies - Radio Iowa

NEA grant cuts hit Iowa humanities groups, libraries, historical societies - Radio Iowa

Arts and culture groups around the country have lost millions of dollars in funding after the National Endowment for the Humanities canceled its grants — including grants for several Iowa programs. Humanities Iowa planned to receive a grant of more than one-million dollars to share with smaller organizations statewide, like libraries and historical societies. Now, […]

‘Draconian’ Layoffs, Grant Terminations Come for the NEH

Critics say the deep cuts to the National Endowment for the Humanities, which has supported research and learning at colleges since 1965, “will ripple across American life.” The National Endowment for the Humanities sent termination notices to 65 percent of its employees Thursday evening in a move that experts say will have far-reaching consequences for higher education institutions and the communities they serve.

Walker Worker Union rallies against president and secretary layoffs

After three-and-a-half years as the Walker Art Center volunteer coordinator, former Walker Worker Union president Michelle Maser said she only got 10 minutes to clean out her desk. Maser was elected to the president position three times before she was laid off last week, not long after former Union secretary Gabriela Bruner had been laid off.  “I may have lost my job, but I have not lost my resolve to fight for justice,” Maser said to the crowd …

Arts, Entertainment, And Media Unions Decry The Dismantling Of The National Endowment for the Humanities

This month, the Trump Administration placed nearly 75 percent of the staff at the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) on administrative leave, announced its intention to eliminate grant categories, and began canceling approved grants that have not been fully paid out.

Zalando, the German e-commerce giant, plans to lay off 450 employees, retaildetail.eu reported. The job cuts will affect customer service departments at the company's Berlin headquarters. Zalando said the decision was due to the need to simplify its overly complex organizational structure.

NEH funding termination's impact on Middle Tennessee - Nashville Banner

When Humanities Tennessee announced that its grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities had been terminated, it sent shockwaves through Nashville’s literary community. NEH funding, which amounts to about $1.2 million annually, supports programming that includes the Southern Festival of Books and the book review site Chapter 16.In the wake of the news, other NEH grantees around Middle Tennessee checked their inboxes and their spam folde…