ACLS In the News: New York Times Coverage of ACLS-AHA-MLA Lawsuit to Restore NEH
On Friday, May 2, 2025, The New York Times published a piece by culture reporter Jenny Schuessler on the legal action taken by ACLS, the American Historical Association, and the Modern Language Association.
Lawsuit Against Humanities Endowment Offers Details on DOGE
In a news conference on Thursday, leaders of the three scholarly associations that sued the government emphasized they were doing so on behalf of the many small groups and projects across the country, some of which may not survive without the funding.
“We are not talking about the ivory tower,” said Joy Connolly, the president of the American Council of Learned Societies. “We’re talking about the needs of community colleges and public libraries and high school students and K-12.”