Why Nevada’s Workforce Needs the Humanities
Originally published with Heidi Batiste in The Nevada Independent on May 5, 2025.
Nevada’s Legislature is forecasting less funding for education this year, despite clear recommendations from their own $1.2 million commissioned study to invest more in our colleges and universities.
At the same time, federal programs such as the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) face renewed threats of cuts in Congress. These decisions jeopardize not just our institutions, but the future of our workforce.
If we’re serious about “workforce development” in Nevada, then we must be serious about protecting the humanities. We need our state and federal representatives to lead Nevadans in speaking out against cuts to the NEH because Nevada’s workforce needs the humanities.