More news sans reflection

The Commission on the Future of Higher Education has issued a second draft of its report. Both Inside Higher Education and the Chronicle of Higher Education have stories on it. As with most works in progress, we can see possibilities of where it will go, but we need to wait for that final draft.

The American Council of Learned Societies has announced its new round of grant and fellowship competitions. In addition to its traditional grants and fellowships, ACLS introduced several new programs this year. New programs include doctoral dissertations, increased funding for full professors, and the second year of digital innovation in the humanities.

The National Humanities Alliance reported that the Senate committee is recommending flat funding for the NEH as opposed to a slight increase from the House. Here is the full NHA report on activities so far this summer: https://mail2.cni.org/lists/nha-announce/Message/20186.html.

The other news is that it is hot and humid. That’s not news, that is the chronic condition across the country. Sorry folks, just have to grin and bear it.