National Endowment for the Humanities Sponsor Visit 

You are invited to Harvard University's Lamont Library for a program on the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) that will include presentations by Marc Ruppel, PhD, Senior Program Officer for the NEH Division of Public Programs and Pleun Bouricius, PhD, Assistant Director of Mass Humanities.  These presentations will be followed by a panel discussion with recent NEH award recipients and reviewers.  Opportunities for questions and answers will be available throughout the program.  Coffee and refreshments will be provided.  This event is free and open to the public but seating is limited and registration is required. 

Presentations:
Overview of NEH Funding and Strategies for Success: Marc Ruppel, PhD, Senior Program Officer for the NEH Division of Public Programs
Overview of Mass Humanities Funding - Getting to Yes: Pleun Bouricius, PhD, Assistant Director of Mass Humanities

Panel participants:
Peter Bol, Charles H. Carswell Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University
Laurie Kahn, Founder of Blueberry Hills Productions and Resident Scholar at the Women’s Studies Research Center of Brandeis University
Afsaneh Najmabadi, Francis Lee Higginson Professor of History and of Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality at Harvard University
Jeffrey Quilter, William and Muriel Seabury Howells Director of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology

Individual Consultations with Dr. Ruppel, April 22, 2-5pm and April 23, 9-2:30pm

Dr. Ruppel will be available for consultations with individuals or collaborative groups to discuss programs or projects that they plan to submit for NEH funding. To schedule a 30 minute appointment with Dr. Ruppel, please contact Erin Cromack at cromack@fas.harvard.edu.  Candidates will be asked to email a one-page description of their projects to Dr. Ruppel at least one week prior to the consultation. NOTE: All consultation slots have been filled but you may still ask to be put on the waiting list.

Lamont Library is located in Harvard Yard near the corner of Quincy Street and Massachusetts Avenue and the Forum Room is located on the second floor.