October 6, 2006

Peer-Review Changes at NEH Produce Clash

By KARIN FISCHER

Historians and archivists are questioning recent policy shifts by the National Endowment for the Humanities that have, among other changes, largely eliminated individual peer reviews of proposals under the Scholarly Editions Grants program, which supports the editing and publication of key writings of important figures in American history.

In a letter sent to the NEH last month, the Association for Documentary Editing questioned the agency's decision to do away with a requirement that

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