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Lofgren announces federal funding for SJSU humanities research

July 31, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C.Two new federal grants were awarded to the San Jose State University Research Foundation for humanities research, announced U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) today.

The grants – totaling more than $350,000 – were awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). NEH grants are highly competitive and involve a rigorous peer-review and selection process to ensure that the projects represent the highest level of humanities research and public engagement.

"Humanities research is an important way in which we understand the world and help bring clarity to the future," said Lofgren. "I'm pleased that these federal funds will help support a wonderful resource at San Jose State University for school teachers in the valley."

$168,632 in federal funds will support a project titled: The Immigrant Experience in California through Literature and Theater, a two-week summer institute for twenty-five school teachers that will explore the immigrant experience in California through literary works and theatrical adaptations.$184,471 will support the project: John Steinbeck: Social Critic and Ecologist, a three-week institute for twenty-seven school teachers on John Steinbeck as a novelist, social critic, and ecologist.

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