CAA News Today

CAA has signed on to the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), Council of Graduate Schools (CGS), and The Phi Beta Kappa Society joint statement on cuts to the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). In conjunction with these societies, we encourage the current administration to reconsider dramatic reduction of staff and ask Congress to protect the NEH.

“Critical thought, cultural memory, and wisdom fostered by the humanities remain crucial to a vibrant democracy. The NEH has upheld these values since its founding.  For less than the cost of a postage stamp to every American, the NEH’s thoughtful grantmaking helps community and scholarly life thrive.”   

Read the full statement here.

OTHER LEARNED SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS WHO HAVE SIGNED ON TO THE JOINT STATEMENT

American Academy of Religion
American Association for Italian Studies
American Folklore Society
American Historical Association
American Musicological Society
American Philosophical Association
American Political Science Association
American Society for Theatre Research
American Society of Overseas Research
American Sociological Association
American Studies Association
Association for Asian Studies
Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies
Association for the Study of African American Life and History
Association of Research Libraries
Association of University Presses
Linguistic Society of America
North American Conference on British Studies
Oral History Association
Organization of American Historians
Renaissance Society of America
Society of Biblical Literature