This just reached me email. Some on this list might be interested. Mr. James B. Greenberg Director Teaching, Learning and Technology Center Milne Library SUNY College at Oneonta Oneonta, New York 13820 blog: The 32nd Square at http://32ndsquare.blogspot.com wiki: The 32nd Square at http://32ndsquare.wikidot.com email: [log in to unmask] phone: 607-436-2701 fax: 607-436-3081 IM: oneontatltc Twitter: greenbjb Yammer: https://www.yammer.com/users/greenbjb Identi.ca: http://identi.ca/jimg/all Plurk: greenbjb Myspace: greenbjb Pownce: greenbjb Friendfeed: greenbjb Spoink: greenbjb orkut:Jim Greenberg "Ignorance is curable, stupidity lasts forever" P Think before you print! Please consider the environment before printing this email \ > Subject: New NEH Funding for Courses on Enduring Questions > From: "Mikal, Lindsey" <[log in to unmask]> > To: "Mikal, Lindsey" <[log in to unmask]> > > What is the good life? What is friendship? What is good government? Is there a > human nature, and, if so, what is it? What are the limits of science? Enduring > questions such as these have long held interest to college students and allow > for a special, intense dialogue across generations. > > The National Endowment for the Humanities has recently launched "Enduring > Questions: Pilot Course Grants." This new grant program will support college > faculty from any discipline with up to $25,000 to develop and to teach a new > undergraduate humanities course that addresses questions like these. > > The application deadline is November 13, 2008, and the sponsoring institution > must agree to offer the course at least twice. For more information and > instructions, please find the grant guidelines at: > http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/EnduringQuestions.html . > > We encourage you to share information about this new funding opportunity with > your members. > > If you have any questions or need additional information, please do not > hesitate to contact me at 202-606-8317 or [log in to unmask] > > Thanks! > > Best, > > Lindsey > Lindsey Mikal > Assistant Director of Media Relations > National Endowment for the Humanities > Office of Communications > 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W., Room 510 > Washington, D.C. 20506 > Phone: 202-606-8317 / Fax: 202-606-8240 > Mobile: 202-841-1497 > [log in to unmask]