The chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities, Shelly Lowe, has left her position "at the direction of President Trump". Agency chairs are appointed for four-year terms. However, the New York Times reported that Michael McDonald,

Shelly C. Lowe, the first Native American to lead the federal agency, was nominated by Joe Biden and held the role for just over three years

Shelly C. Lowe, a scholar of higher education and the first Native American to lead the agency, was appointed by former President Joseph R. Biden Jr.