NEH lauds Vanderbilt’s Jon Meacham for humanities achievements
Vanderbilt Distinguished Visiting Professor of Political Science and Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Jon Meacham has been awarded a National Humanities Medal, the nation’s highest honor for contributions to the humanities.
Meacham, who holds the Carolyn T. and Robert M. Rogers Chair in the American Presidency, was among 19 NEH medalists recognized by President Joseph R. Biden and NEH Chair Shelley C. Lowe in a recent White House ceremony.
The National Humanities Medal honors an individual or organization whose work has deepened the nation’s understanding of the human experience, broadened citizens’ engagement with history or literature, or helped preserve and expand Americans’ access to cultural resources.
For more details on this achievement, please see the full MyVU article here. Please join us in congratulating Professor Meacham!