‘A major morale booster’: NEH grant terminations ruled unconstitutional, humanities faculty express hope

Haeon Lee June 05, 2026 1 min read

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‘A major morale booster’: NEH grant terminations ruled unconstitutional, humanities faculty express hope

Haeon Lee
Daily Princetonian

A federal judge ruled last month that the National Endowment for the Humanities’ (NEH) termination of more than 1,400 grants in April 2025 had violated the Constitution on several counts. Princeton researchers await the effects of the verdict, which ordered that the NEH must rescind its termination notices.

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