We understand that the Department for Giovernment Efficiency has terminated all four of the American Musicological Society’s NEH grants. The Societys executive director writes: ‘As the chief operating officer for the American Musicological Society, a 91-year-old knowledge society committed to the study of music, history, and culture, I am resolved to oppose these cuts and find alternative sources of funding.’
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