President Trump's Plan To Defund Two Endowments Threatens Umd Arts And Humanities Funding
January 26, 2017
At UMD, federal funding supports work being done in the "true public sphere, not just the elite public sphere."
By Christine Condon and Danielle Ohl | The Diamondback
"President Trump plans to defund the National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities, a move that could jeopardize funding for the arts and humanities at the University of Maryland and in this state.
"A Jan. 19 report in The Hill detailed a meeting between White House staff and Trump's transition team, who fleshed out a plan to cut back on bureaucracy and government spending. The plan included eliminating the two endowments, which have granted this university about $2.5 million for research, performances and projects since 2010.
" '[The NEH and NEA] have been important in a lot of ways,' said arts and humanities college Dean Bonnie Dill. 'They are a very important part of the work that we do.' "
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Image: The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. (File photo/The Diamondback).