Shelly Lowe
Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities
Assumed office
February 14, 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byJon Parrish Peede
Member of the National Endowment for the Humanities
Assumed office
2015
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
Joe Biden
Personal details
Born1974 or 1975 (age 49–50)
EducationUniversity of Arizona (BA, MA)

Shelly C. Lowe is an American academic administrator serving as the chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Early life and education

Lowe is a citizen of the Navajo Nation and grew up on the central part of the reservation in Ganado, Arizona.[1][2][3] Lowe graduated from Ganado High School and was awarded a full-ride four-year Flinn Scholarship.[4] She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology and Master of Arts in Native American studies from the University of Arizona.[5]

Career

Lowe has worked as executive director of the Harvard University Native American Program, assistant dean of Yale College, director of the Yale University Native American Cultural Center, and graduate program facilitator of the American Indian Studies program at the University of Arizona.[3] She was appointed to serve as a member of the National Endowment for the Humanities by President Barack Obama in 2015 and as chair of the NEH by President Joe Biden in 2021.[6][7] She was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 2, 2022,[8] and sworn into office on February 14.[9] She is the first Native American to head the NEH.[1]

Selected publications

References

  1. ^ a b McGlone, Peggy (25 February 2022). "First Native American to lead National Endowment for the Humanities says the agency can strengthen democracy". Washington Post. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  2. ^ Shepherd, Becca; Hopkins, John Christian (11 February 2022). "Navajo Nation Member Shelly Lowe to be Appointed to Lead National Endowment for the Humanities". Lake Powell Life. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Shelly Lowe". hunap.harvard.edu. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  4. ^ Resnik, Brahm (October 6, 2021). "Biden nominates Navajo woman from Arizona as first Native American to lead National Endowment for the Humanities". 12news.com.
  5. ^ "President Biden Announces Intent to Nominate Chairs of National Endowments for the Humanities and Arts". The White House. 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  6. ^ "Shelly C. Lowe". The National Endowment for the Humanities. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  7. ^ Blair, Elizabeth (2021-10-05). "Here are the White House's picks to lead the National Arts and Humanities Endowments". NPR. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  8. ^ "PN1258 — Shelly C. Lowe — National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  9. ^ National Endowment for the Humanities [@NEHgov] (February 14, 2022). "Today, Navajo Nation citizen Shelly C. Lowe was sworn in as the 12th Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities" (Tweet). Retrieved 2022-02-21 – via Twitter.
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