Press Releases

11/12/2014
Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences: The Academy receives the 2014 Arts & Sciences Advocacy Award from the Council of Colleges of Arts & Sciences

9/9/2014
American Academy of Arts & Sciences Joins Civics Renewal Network's Coast-to-Coast Celebration of Constitution Day

6/19/2014
New Website, Publication & Data Forum Debut on Anniversary of The Heart of the Matter

6/12/2014
Broadening the Debate: How the Humanities & Social Sciences Can Help Us Address Global Challenges

4/14/2014
Carnegie Mellon and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences To Host “Mapping the Future of the Humanities and Social Sciences”

1/17/2014
Humanities in the Digital Age

1/2/2014
The Heart of the Matter Opens Chicago Humanities Summit

11/25/2013
First Ever Chicago Humanities Summit To Take Place Thursday, January 9, 2014

11/14/2013
John Lithgow, Award-winning Actor and Author Featured in UMD Arts and Humanities Lecture Series

10/21/2013
Secretary of Smithsonian Institution to Speak at University of West Georgia

9/5/2013
Justice David Souter Discusses The Heart of the Matter, the Recent Report from the American Academy’s Commission on the Humanities & Social Sciences

9/3/2013
Humanities Report Card Follows The Heart of the Matter, with Data on the Value and Challenges Facing the Humanities

6/19/2013
George Lucas, John Lithgow, Yo-Yo Ma, Ken Burns and others Examine Life without Art, Music, Literature, and History in New Film

6/19/2013
Democratic and Republican Senators and Representatives Unite Behind Report on Education, International Security, Competitiveness, and Culture

9/14/2012
Academy’s Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences Hears Testimony at Miami Forum

8/31/2012
American Academy of Arts & Sciences Hosts Forum on the Humanities and Social Sciences at Missouri History Museum

8/30/2012
Commission Forum: the Humanities and Social Sciences and International Relations, National Security, and Global Competitiveness

6/13/2012
American Academy of Arts & Sciences Hosts Regional Hearing on the Humanities & Social Sciences

5/21/2012
American Academy of Arts and Sciences Submits Testimony on Foreign Language and Cultural Competency to Senate Subcommittee

6/23/2011
Humanities and Social Sciences are Vital to U.S. Competitiveness, Says Academy of Arts and Sciences Commission

2/17/2011
Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences Established by American Academy of Arts and Sciences Responds to Congressional Mandate