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White House Dismisses Most Members of National Humanities Council, Leaving Four Trump Appointees

The White House signaled plans to replace the advisory board with members aligned to the president’s cultural agenda.

A general view shows the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 14, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
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Overview

  • Council members received emails Wednesday stating their positions were terminated effective immediately, signed by Mary Sprowls of the Presidential Personnel Office.
  • The NEH website now lists only four members—Russell A. Berman, Keegan F. Callanan, William English and Matthew Rose—and all were appointed by President Trump.
  • A White House official said the president intends to appoint advisers who align more closely with his vision for the country.
  • The National Council on the Humanities is a 26-member body that advises the NEH chair on grants and policy; Michael McDonald has served as acting chair since March after Shelly Lowe stepped down at the president’s direction.
  • Earlier cuts in April canceled at least 1,200 NEH grants, and federal judges have issued injunctions against the mass cancellations, with one court last month finding a related action unlawful.