The Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences explained

The Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences^[1] was convened in 2010 by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences at the request of Senators Lamar Alexander (R-Tennessee) and Mark Warner (R-Virginia) and Representatives Tom Petri (R-Wisconsin) and David Price (D-North Carolina).^{[2] [3]}

On June 19, 2013,^{[4] [5] [6]} the Commission issued its initial report The Heart of the Matter,^[7] along with a companion film^[8] created by brothers Christopher and Erik Ewers, both long-time Ken Burns collaborators.^[9] The short film features interviews with Burns, George Lucas, Sandra Day O'Connor, John Lithgow, and Yo-Yo Ma.

The commission was chaired by Richard H. Brodhead, president of Duke University, and John W. Rowe, retired chairman and chief executive officer of Exelon Corporation. Other Commission members included university, college, and community college presidents, museum directors, public servants, corporate executives, humanists, social scientists, and artists.^[10]

The Commission’s report received wide press coverage^[11] and statements of support from 15 national and state organizations.^[12]

External links

• American Academy Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences
• Humanities Indicators, a project of the American Academy
• American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Notes and References

1. http://www.humanitiescommission.org/ American Academy Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences
2. News: Bui . Lynh . 2023-05-18 . Report: Humanities, social science education needed along with STEM . 2024-01-09 . Washington Post . en-US . 0190-8286.
3. https://files.webservices.illinois.edu/2882/the_heart_of_the_matter___report.pdf Heart of the Matter, pp. 6, 63-66
4. http://vimeo.com/69168080 Launch Event - June 19, 2013 on Vimeo
5. http://chronicle.com/article/HumanitiesSocial-Sciences/139899/ The Chronicle of Higher Education, "Humanities and Social Sciences Are Central to National Goals, Report Argues"
6. https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/19/arts/humanities-committee-sounds-an-alarm.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1371638036-UJSj/J50X6lcMaf/FylnVw New York Times, "Humanities Committee Sounds an Alarm"
7. News: Brooks . David . June 20, 2013 . The Humanist Vocation . January 9, 2024 . The New York Times.
8. http://vimeo.com/68662447 The Heart of the Matter on Vimeo
9. Web site: Fox . MeiMei . Ken Burns And Ewers Brothers Spotlight Youth Mental Illness In New Documentary . 2024-01-08 . Forbes . en.
10. http://www.humanitiescommission.org/AboutCommission/CommissionMembers.aspx Members of the Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences
11. http://www.humanitiescommission.org/RecentActivity/CCCC/News.aspx Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences in the News
12. http://www.humanitiescommission.org/RecentActivity/StatementsofSupport.aspx Statements of Support for the Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences