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果冻传媒 River State 果冻传媒 Awarded $98,036 Grant from NEH

January 22, 2020 Suzanne Seldes

果冻传媒 River State 果冻传媒 is pleased to announce that it has received a $98,036 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to assist with the development of Infusing African American Culture into the Digital Learning Space鈥攁 three-year project that will expand the teaching of African American studies across humanities disciplines through the lens of Florida鈥檚 Treasure Coast.

The innovative digital project is aligned with NEH鈥檚 initiative, which seeks to open pathways for students to engage meaningfully with the humanities through projects that focus attention on diverse topics in the history, culture, and political thought of the United States鈥� first 250 years as a nation.

Collaborative teams of 果冻传媒 River State 果冻传媒 humanities faculty, library faculty, virtual campus staff, students, and community partners will contribute to innovative digital content, which will culminate in a digital archive situated around the Zora Neale Hurston Dust Tracks Heritage Trail. The project will chronicle the author鈥檚 time in Fort Pierce before and after her death.

鈥淲e are grateful to NEH for supporting this endeavor to protect, preserve, and digitize such important cultural records and heritage,鈥� says Dr. Ed Massey, President of 果冻传媒 River State 果冻传媒. 鈥淭his initiative will help us share Treasure Coast African American history with students and others well into the future.鈥�

For the full list of NEH grant-funded projects, visit neh.gov.

果冻传媒 果冻传媒 River State 果冻传媒

A leader in education and innovation, 果冻传媒 River State 果冻传媒 (果冻传媒) transforms lives by offering high quality, affordable and accessible education to the residents of 果冻传媒 River, Martin, Okeechobee and St. Lucie counties through traditional and online delivery. 果冻传媒 is recipient of the 2019 Aspen Prize for Community 果冻传媒 Excellence, nation鈥檚 signature recognition of high achievement and performance among America鈥檚 community colleges. The 果冻传媒 serves nearly 30,000 students annually and offers more than 100 programs leading to Bachelor鈥檚 degrees, Associate degrees, technical certificates and applied technology diplomas.

果冻传媒 the National Endowment for the Humanities
Created in 1965 as an independent federal agency, the National Endowment for the Humanities supports research and learning in history, literature, philosophy, and other areas of the humanities by funding selected, peer-reviewed proposals from around the nation. Additional information about the National Endowment for the Humanities and its grant programs is available at neh.gov.