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The Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences
[1] was convened in 2010
[2] 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 ).
[3]
[2]
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 .
[10]
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.
[11]
The Commission’s report received wide press coverage
[12] and statements of support from 15 national and state organizations.
[13]
References
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American Academy Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences .
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a
b
Heart of the Matter , pp. 6, 63-66 .
^ Bui, Lynh (2023-05-18).
"Report: Humanities, social science education needed along with STEM" . Washington Post .
ISSN
0190-8286 . Retrieved 2024-01-09 .
^
Launch Event - June 19, 2013 on Vimeo
^
The Chronicle of Higher Education , "Humanities and Social Sciences Are Central to National Goals, Report Argues"
^
New York Times , "Humanities Committee Sounds an Alarm" .
^ Brooks, David (June 20, 2013).
"The Humanist Vocation" .
The New York Times . Retrieved January 9, 2024 .
^
The Heart of the Matter on Vimeo
^ Fox, MeiMei.
"Ken Burns And Ewers Brothers Spotlight Youth Mental Illness In New Documentary" . Forbes . Retrieved 2024-01-08 .
^ Ewers, Christopher Loren; Ewers, Erik (2012-06-19),
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences: The Heart of the Matter (Short, News), Ken Burns, John Lithgow, George Lucas, Ewers Brothers Productions, retrieved 2024-01-08
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Members of the Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences .
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Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences in the News .
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Statements of Support for the Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences .
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