Winter 2024/2025: New Tips for a New Congress

“This is a time to be brave. To ask questions and seek answers and build the world you want, the world you’ve always wanted.” – NEH Chair Shelly C. Lowe

Now, before the busy start to federal and state legislative sessions, is a critical time for you to welcome new legislators and shine a light on the issues that matter to you. Unsure where to start? Find actions below you can take this winter.

• Learn about the impact of the arts, humanities, and sciences in your state and district by using the following resources:
  • National College Attainment Network State Economic Value of College Profiles
  • National Endowment for the Arts State Profiles
  • National Endowment for the Humanities State & Jurisdiction Impact
  • National Science Foundation by the Numbers
• Welcome new elected officials to office and express your support for higher education that includes the arts and sciences by sharing these messages.
• Stay up to date on the arts and sciences in higher education by following Phi Beta Kappa on LinkedIn.
• Sign up for our State of the Arts & Sciences newsletter where we provide monthly updates.
• If you’re looking for resources on how the liberal arts and sciences can lead to a life in public service, you can also check out the resources from our most recent Key into Public Service Scholarship.

National Organizations

American Academy of Arts and Sciences 

American Association for the Advancement of Science

American Council of Learned Societies

Association of American Colleges & Universities

Association of American Universities

Council of Graduate Schools

Council of Independent Colleges

Consortium of Social Sciences Associations

National Alliance for the Humanities

National Humanities Center

Reports and Infographics

Myths and Realities About Humanities Majors
(Humanities Works)

Strategies for Recruiting Students to the Humanities: A Comprehensive Resource
(National Humanities Alliance)

What Are You Going to Do with That?
(National Humanities Alliance)

Doubling the Maximum Pell Grant
(National Association of Student Financial Aid Adminstrators)

chArts and Sciences
(Phi Beta Kappa)

The Real, Long-term Labor Market Outcomes of Liberal Arts Grads
(Strada Institute for the Future of Work and Emsi)

Federal Funding for Social and Behavioral Sciences
(Association of American Universities)

It Takes More than a Major
(Association of American Colleges & Universities)

Liberal Arts Degrees and Their Value in Employment
(Association of American Colleges & Universities and National Center for Higher Education Management Systems)

Power of the Liberal Arts
(Council of Independent Colleges)

Science Matters
(Science Coalition)

Heart of the Matter
(American Academy of Arts & Sciences)

Arts + Social Impact Explorer
(Americans for the Arts)

District Advocacy Guide: Engaging Humanities Advocates on a Local Level
(National Humanities Alliance)

NEH Impact Index
(Graduate Center Digital Initiatives)

The State of Humanities 2018
(American Academy of Arts & Sciences)