University competes for humanities center
By Abby Curran | April 26, 2000The University soon may host one of 10 Regional Humanities Centers nationwide if it receives funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The regional center would serve as an educational and research facility available for all the region's residents, focusing on exploring and preserving local history. Encyclopedias, films, radio recordings and other historically significant items would be available at the centers. The NEH is founding the 10 centers based on the idea that by "understanding regionalism, one can really get in touch with the history of the whole nation," NEH spokesman Jim Turner said. The institution housing each regional center would receive $5 million over a five-year period and would be expected to raise $15 million on its own over seven years. The University now is in competition with the College of Charleston to host the South Atlantic Regional Center.
