Members of JCC community showcase importance of humanities programming on Capitol Hill

Representatives from Jefferson Community College attended a National Humanities Alliance briefing Wednesday on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., to showcase how humanities programming can serve veterans.

This showcase came as part of a conversation about the National Endowment for the Humanities’ Dialogues on the Experience of War program and the success of a program by the same name offered at JCC, made possible due to a grant from the endowment.

JCC first received its Dialogues on the Experience of War grant from the NEH in 2018.

Wednesday’s briefing was co-sponsored by Reps. Elise Stefanik, Chellie Pingree, David Price, and Steve Stivers. Those in attendance, including congressional staffers, learned the program not only helped the veterans involved but had a far-reaching impact on the broader community of student veterans.