Humanities & Nonprofit Advocacy
A Street in Saint Louis, Henry Lewis, 1863, Oil on Canvas, 29 1/2 x 40 11/16 in, Saint Louis Art Museum
Legal Action
- ACLS/AHA/MLA Lawsuit to restore NEH funding, FAQs
- MESA/AAUP/Knight Foundation Lawsuit challenging non-citizen deportations
- AHA Resources for Foreign Scholars (Information on travel for international scholars traveling abroad)
Policy Updates
National Council of Nonprofits, “President Trump Proposes to Slash Funding for Domestic Programs in FY2026”
Advocacy in Action
- Save the NEH! National Humanities Alliance call to action
- NEH for All – National Humanities Alliance resource
- American Council of Learned Societies Advocacy Corner
- Historians Respond to Federal Actions (AHA)
- Resources for Foreign Scholars (AHA)
- PEN Action Alerts
More Important News
ASECS Community Discussion, “Advocating for the Humanities”
Please join us for a community discussion where members can talk about how federal policies have impacted their scholarship, exchange information, and discuss how individuals and ASECS can engage in e…
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ACLS, AHA and MLA File Lawsuit Alleging Illegal Dismantling of National Endowment For The Humanities
ASECS shares this important press release regarding the ACLS, AHA, and MLA joint lawsuit regarding the cuts to the NEH. ASECS is an institutional affiliate of the American Council of Learned Societies…
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Conference Planning
- Lau, Travis and Jason Farr, “Towards a More Accessible Conference Presentation,”MLA Profession, n.d. [ca. 2019].
- Florvil, Tiffany, Alicia E. Ellis, Damani Partridge, Eli Rubin, and Chunjie Zhang. “Why Are We Having Different Experiences? Reflections of the GSA Committee on Institutional Transformation and Social Justice.” German Studies Review 46, no. 1 (2023): 117-122. doi:10.1353/gsr.2023.0006.
- White, Willow, Shelby Johnson, and Katarina O’Briain, “Indigenous Language Guidelines and Resources,” 2024.
Publishing
- AUPresses Subject Area Grid is a free, downloadable spreadsheet that can be sorted by subject or publisher. Prospective authors, researchers, librarians, bibliographers, and publishers have found this to be a valuable reference for discovering publishers that have either an active program acquiring new work in a subject or in-print backlist still available.
- Babyak, Tekla. “Steps Journals Can Take to Support Authors Living with Disabilities,” Interview, Scholastica, n.d. [2023].
Humanities Resources and Advocacy Toolkits
- American Council of Learned Societies. “We are Humanistic.” n.d.
- American Historical Association. “Why Study History? Department Advocacy Toolkit.” n.d.
- American Philosophy Association. “Advocacy Toolkit.” 2019.
- College Art Association. “Guidelines for Addressing Proposed Substantive Changes to an art, Art History or Design Unit or Program at Colleges and Universities.” 2018.
- Modern Language Association. “Toolkit on Academic Freedom.” 2020.
- National Humanities Alliance. “Between Two Bookshelves: How to Advocate for Humanities Departments to Senior Administrators.”
- National Humanities Alliance. “Documenting the Impact of the Humanities Toolkit.” n.d.
- Muir, Scott. “Expanding Access to Undergraduate Education: Models and Strategies.” National Humanities Alliance, 2024.
- National Humanities Alliance. “Study the Humanities Toolkit.” n.d.
- National Humanities Alliance: “Tip Sheet: Working with Communications Officers.“ n.d.