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For the first time in its 68-year history, the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health has hired two liaisons to bring the voices of consumers of mental health services and their families to the foundation's strategic planning, grant making, programs and policy activities.

The roles are unique among philanthropic organizations and gained national attention when the foundation [...]

A grant for $504,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) will provide support to The University of Texas at Austin's School of Information's Kilgarlin Center for Preservation of the Cultural Record.

The grant, to be used primarily to support teaching, will enhance the center's mission to focus national attention on preservation.

The funds will [...]