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National Endowment for the Humanities Grant to Fund พรพรสำฦต Abolitionism and Underground Railroad Institute for Teachers

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A newly announced National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) round of grant funding will help one พรพรสำฦต professor to develop and run a three-week, residential institute about abolitionism and the Underground Railroad for 25 middle- and high-school teachers.

Graham Russell Gao Hodges, the George Dorland Langdon Jr. Professor of history and Africana and Latin American studies, is the project director for nearly $214,000 in grant funding to พรพรสำฦต, as part of $3.7 million in grant funding for New York State institutions from the NEH.

โ€œThe NEH grant extends my long-term scholarship on abolitionism and the Underground Railroad,โ€ said Hodges. โ€œI incorporate the latest scholarship and teaching methods, interact with practitioners in the field and share everything with teachers from across the country. All that makes me a better พรพรสำฦต professor and helps me serve our nationโ€™s school teachers, the backbone of an educated citizenry.โ€

Teachers interested in learning about participating in the institute should contact Professor Hodges directly at ghodges@colgate.edu. 

News of Hodgesโ€™ grant award was announced today as part of . According to the NEH, this round of funding will support vital research, education, preservation, digital, and public programs. These peer-reviewed grants were awarded in addition to $53.2 million in annual operating support provided to the national network of state and jurisdictional humanities councils. 

Forty institutions received grants to support professional development and research opportunities for Kโ€“12 and college teachers through summer workshops and institutes on humanities topics. 

โ€œThe grants announced today demonstrate the resilience and breadth of our nationโ€™s humanities institutions and practitioners,โ€ said NEH Acting Chairman Adam Wolfson. โ€œFrom education programs that will enrich teaching in college and high school classrooms to multi-institutional research initiatives, these excellent projects will advance the teaching, preservation, and understanding of history and culture.โ€