Dec 5, 2011: FY 2012 Appropriations Update Government Operations Extended thru December 16th

Dec 2, 2011: White House Holds NEH Veterans Event Humanities Used to Support Veterans

Oct 31, 2011: President Proclaims October 2011 “National Arts & Humanities Month” Urges American people to celebrate with appropriate ceremonies, activities, and programs

Mar 16, 2011: 2010 National Humanities Medals Awarded Recipients honored at White House ceremony

Dec 30, 2010: 111th Congress Passes Another CR and Adjourns 112th Congress to convene January 5, President to release FY 2012 budget request week of February 14

Sep 30, 2010: Recent Nominations Made to the National Council on the Humanities Three nominations currently pending with the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Aug 31, 2010: President Obama Signs $26.1 Billion Education-Medicaid Package Measure Expected to Prevent Teacher Layoffs, Reduce State Higher Education Cuts

Aug 30, 2010: Agencies Already at Work Crafting FY 2012 Budgets Congress to return to work on the FY 2011 appropriations process in September

Apr 30, 2010: Senate HELP Committee Seeks Input on ESEA Reauthorization Education Bill Could Reach Senate Floor by June

Mar 31, 2010: Obama Administration Releases Blueprint for Revising Elementary & Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Document outlines a “re-envisioned” federal role in education 

Feb 26, 2010: President Obama Presents 2009 Humanities Medals Eight Americans honored on February 25

Feb 26, 2010: President Obama Nominates Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education Senate receives nomination of Eduardo Ochoa on February 24

Feb 5, 2010: President Obama Releases FY 2011 Budget National Humanities Alliance issues analysis of proposed NEH budget

Dec 11, 2009: Obama Administration Seeks Input on Access to Publicly-funded Research Results OSTP launches Online Policy Forum, Open December 10-January 7

Dec 11, 2009: New Open Government Directive Announced Federal agencies to adopt aggressive open government policies