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Spring 2007 Humanities Liaison Officers -

CCHA urges you to attend the National Humanities AllianceConference.
Support Humanities Advocacy Day

The National Humanities Alliance is pleased to extend an
invitation to its 2007 conference to be held March 26-27 in Washington DC. The two-day event is a unique meeting ground for members of the Alliance and others interested in humanities policy and advocacy, including higher education leaders, college and university faculty, teachers, museum professionals, librarians, archivists, curators and independent scholars.
Registration forms are available at
http://www.nhalliance.org/conference/2007/RegForm07.pdf.
Completedforms can be mailed or faxed to the National Humanities Allianceoffice.

In 2007 NHA will jointly convene its Annual Membership
Meeting and 8th Annual Humanities Advocacy
Day. This enhanced program will provide added value for
traditional participants of both meetings. The opening session on March 26 features a luncheon and keynote address by Allen Weinstein, Archivist of the United States. During the afternoon, Congressional staff and leaders in the field will outline changes in the newly-elected 110th Congress, and brief participants on the status of significant policy and funding issues for the humanities community in 2007. Later, Advocacy Guru, Stephanie Vance will lead an informative and energizing session on effective strategies for communication with elected officials.

All registered participants are encouraged to take part in Humanities Advocacy Day on March 27. The event provides supporters an important opportunity to meet with their representatives in the new Congress,and to work together to communicate the public value of the humanities to policymakers in Washington, DC. Conference activities will be capped by a reception on Capitol Hill featuring exhibits of federally-supported humanities projects from around the country.

We hope you will join us this spring in Washington, DC.

Event Web site:
http://www.nhalliance.org/conference/2007/

The National Humanities Alliance is a nonprofit advocacy coalition dedicated to the advancement of humanities education, research, preservation, and public programs. Founded in 1981, the Alliance advocates for increased funding for the National
Endowment for the Humanities and other programs that support work in the humanities throughout the federal government, such as the Department of Education, Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Archives & Records Administration, and the Library of Congress. NHA also monitors and reports on intellectual property legislation and humanities data collection efforts at the national level.

 

 

 

Maureen Nutting

North Seattle Community College

 

 

 

RICHLAND COLLEGE RECEIVES the 2005 BALDRIGE AWARD -
CCHA commends Stephen K. Mittelstet, president, and CCHA BOARD MEMBER.
Read the news release

Apply NOW - Literary Magazine Competition! Download ENTRY FORM

Literary Magazine Competition - 2005 Winners!

Literary Magazine Competition Awards for 2003 recognizing excellence in two year college publications has been announced.

Literary Magazine Competition: Awards for 2002 have been announced, recognizing excellence in two-year college student publications.

Past National and Division Conferences

The 2003 National Conference -"A Sense of Place: Landscapes in the Humanities"
October 30 - November 1, 2003, Hilton Hotel and Hotel St. Francis Santa Fe, New Mexico

The 2001 CCHA National Conference: Oct 25-27, 2001 in Portland, Oregon: "Odyssey 2001: Human Reflections and Connections."
Preview the Conference Program in PDF

The CCHA 1998 Division ConferencesThe dates and locations of the 1998 Division Conferences are now available.

The CCHA 1997 National ConferenceThe CCHA 1997 National Conference, "Humanities, Culture and Technology: Dialogues and Dilemmas for the Millennium," was held in New Orleans, Louisiana October 30, 31 and November 1, 1997. The Keynote Speakers were:

  • Ellis Marsalis, Jazz Musician and Emeritus Professor of Music, University of New Orleans
  • Peter Stearns, Heinz Professor of History, Carnegie-Mellon University
  • Tim Gautreaux, Writer and Professor of English, University of Southeastern Louisiana
National Humanities Medal

David Berry, the Executive Director of CCHA, received a National Humanities Medal on Monday, September 29 at the White House. Both President Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton presented the awards.

In his remarks during the ceremony President Clinton noted:

"David Berry and I share a goal -- to strengthen our nation's two-year community colleges so that more Americans can get the education they need to succeed in life, no matter how old they are or where they come from. As professor of history at Essex County College in Newark, New Jersey, he's broadened the horizons and expanded the dreams of his students. As director of the Community College Humanities Association, he's helping two-year colleges all over the country to do the same.

Ladies and gentlemen, I don't know how many of you have ever spent any time in these two-year institutions, but they are exhilarating in the opportunities they offer to people who not so long ago would never have been able to dream of them. And the fact that we are bringing the humanities into them and putting them front and center is a very important part of inspiring the Americans of the 21st century, because more and more of them will find their way to these remarkable institutions.

Ladies and gentlemen, David Berry. (Applause.)" -- from "REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AT ARTS AND HUMANITIES CEREMONY" at the White House web site.

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For further information, please contact David Berry - dberry6@earthlink.net