[SOA] National Coalition for History Update May 2, 2014

[Nathan Tallman]

<http://historycoalition.org>
 Washington Update for May 2, 2014
 NCH Submits Testimony on Proposed FY 15 National Archives
Budget<http://historycoalition.org/2014/05/02/history-coaliton-submits-testimony-on-proposed-fy-15-national-archives-budget/>
Friday,
May 2nd, 2014

The National Coalition for History today submitted testimony to the Senate
Appropriations Committee on the administration’s proposed fiscal year (FY)
2015 budget for the National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA)<http://historycoalition.org/advocacy/live-pages/nch-testimony-on-fy15-proposed-budget-for-the-national-archives-records-administration/>.
NCH criticized the proposed $9.5 million reduction in funding for FY 15,
noting that programs NARA refers to as “citizen services” appear to be
bearing a disproportionate share of the cuts. Read
more…<http://historycoalition.org/2014/05/02/history-coaliton-submits-testimony-on-proposed-fy-15-national-archives-budget/#more-5924>
 House Funding Bill Includes $15.9 Million Increase for the Library of
Congress<http://historycoalition.org/2014/05/02/house-funding-bill-includes-15-9-million-increase-for-the-library-of-congress/>
Friday,
May 2nd, 2014

On May 1, the House of Representatives approved the fiscal year (FY) 2015
Legislative Branch appropriations bill (HR
4487<http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4487?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22hr4487%22%5D%7D>,
H. Rept. 113-417<http://beta.congress.gov/congressional-report/113th-congress/house-report/417/1>).
The legislation includes a $15.9 increase in funding for the Library of
Congress to a level $595 million. This amount is $1.8 million more than the
administration’s request. Read
more…<http://historycoalition.org/2014/05/02/house-funding-bill-includes-15-9-million-increase-for-the-library-of-congress/#more-5920>
 President Obama Nominates Colby College President to NEH
Chair<http://historycoalition.org/2014/05/02/president-obama-nominates-colby-college-president-to-neh-chair/>
Friday,
May 2nd, 2014

On April 10, President Obama announced his intent to nominate Dr. William
“Bro” Adams as the new Chairman of the National Endowment of the
Humanitie<http://www.neh.gov/news/press-release/2014-04-10>s.
Dr. Adams is President of Colby College, a position he has held since 2000.
Previously, he was President of Bucknell University from 1995 to 2000. The
position has been vacant since the retirement of former-chairman Jim Leach
in May 2013. Read
more…<http://historycoalition.org/2014/05/02/president-obama-nominates-colby-college-president-to-neh-chair/#more-5918>
 Tickets Now Available For NEH Jefferson
Lecture<http://historycoalition.org/2014/05/02/tickets-now-available-for-neh-jefferson-lecture/>
Friday,
May 2nd, 2014

Free tickets for the National Endowment for the Humanities annual Jefferson
Lecture are now available through the NEH
website<http://neh.ticketleap.com/jefferson-lecture-2014/>.
This year’s lecturer will be author Walter Isaacson and the topic of his
talk is *The Intersection of the Humanities and the Sciences*. Read
more…<http://historycoalition.org/2014/05/02/tickets-now-available-for-neh-jefferson-lecture/#more-5915>
 Washington Monument to Reopen on May
12<http://historycoalition.org/2014/05/02/washington-monument-to-reopen-on-may-12/>
Friday,
May 2nd, 2014

The National Park Service recently announced the Washington Monument will
reopen on May 12. The Monument has been closed since it sustained major
damage during an August 2011 earthquake in Washington, D.C. The repairs
cost $15 million, half of which was donated by philanthropist David
Rubenstein. Read
more…<http://historycoalition.org/2014/05/02/washington-monument-to-reopen-on-may-12/#more-5913>
 NEH Announces $18.2 Million in
Grants<http://historycoalition.org/2014/05/02/neh-announces-18-2-million-in-grants/>
Friday,
May 2nd, 2014

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) recently announced $18.2
million in grants for 208 humanities
projects<http://www.neh.gov/news/press-release/2014-03-27>,
including grants to digitize, annotate, and analyze a corpus of ancient
Coptic texts of importance to scholarship in biblical studies, early
Christian history, and linguistics. For a complete list of projects by
states, got to
http://www.neh.gov/files/press-release/march2014grantsstatebystate.pdf Read
more…<http://historycoalition.org/2014/05/02/neh-announces-18-2-million-in-grants/#more-5910>
 US Copyright Office Implements New Fee
Structure<http://historycoalition.org/2014/05/02/us-copyright-office-implements-new-fee-structure/>
Friday,
May 2nd, 2014

The U.S. Copyright Office of the Library of Congress has amended its fees
for certain public services effective May 1. The new fee schedule governs
registration, recordation, licensing activities and FOIA services, among
others. This is the first fee adjustment since 2009. For a list of the new
fee structure, go to: http://www.copyright.gov/docs/fees.html Read
more…<http://historycoalition.org/2014/05/02/us-copyright-office-implements-new-fee-structure/#more-5908>
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