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November 19, 2020

PBS American Portrait and the Academy Announce New Project Partnership: Natasha Trethewey to Create Crowdsourced Poem

PBS and the Academy are partnering for a PBS AMERICAN PORTRAIT storytelling project to develop a crowdsourced poem curated by Academy member and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Natasha Trethewey.

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Nov 9, 2020

Americans and the Humanities: New Data, New Insights

A new report provides data and insights about how Americans engage in the humanities and what their views are on the benefits of pursuits such as studying or participating in activities related to art history, languages, literature, history, and philosophy.

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Oct 28, 2020

Considering a World Without Nuclear Constraints

The last remaining bilateral nuclear arms treaty between the United States and the Russian Federation is set to expire in 2021. Then what happens? Discussions and essays explore the new nuclear territory.

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Oct 15, 2020

Vote for president and the Senate. But pay attention to these reforms on state ballots, too.

In this Washington Post column, Danielle Allen identifies state ballot initiatives that can help Americans rebuild a civic culture of commitment to one another and our democracy.

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Mar 2018

New Dædalus Issue on “Unfolding Futures: Indigenous Ways of Knowing for the Twenty-First Century”

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Feb 2018

New Report from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Examines Americans' Trust in Science

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Jan 2018

A Historic Super Bowl: John Adams and Benjamin Franklin Join the Competition

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Jan 2018

Barbara Jean Meyer to be Honored by the American Academy

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Jan 2018

Martha Nussbaum to be Honored by the American Academy

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Jan 2018

New Dædalus Issue on "Ending Civil Wars: Constraints & Possibilities"

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Nov 2017

Priorities for Undergraduate Education in America: Improving Quality, Affordability, and Completion Rates

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Nov 2017

American Academy of Arts and Sciences Launches New Commission to Focus on the Practice of Democratic Citizenship

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Oct 2017

Increasing College Completion as an Engine for Economic Growth

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Oct 2017

New Dædalus Issue on "Civil Wars & Global Disorder: Threats & Opportunities"

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Jul 2017

Non-Degree Postsecondary Education Explained

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Jun 2017

New Dædalus Issue on “The Prospects & Limits of Deliberative Democracy”

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Jun 2017

Can Nuclear Waste Management Be Commercially Viable?

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May 2017

Toward a New Understanding of Financial Aid: Analysis from the Commission on the Future of Undergraduate Education

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Apr 2017

Key Business, Science, and University Leaders Report Some Progress, But Much More Needs to be Done On Innovation

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Apr 2017

American Academy of Arts and Sciences Receives Major Philanthropic Support

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Apr 2017

American Academy of Arts and Sciences Elects 228 National and International Scholars, Artists, Philanthropists, and Business Leaders

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Apr 2017

New Dædalus Issue on “Russia Beyond Putin”

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Feb 2017

United States Needs to Significantly Increase Access to Language Learning to Remain Competitive

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Jan 2017

College and University Trustees Urged to Sustain and Strengthen Public Research Universities

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Jan 2017

New Dædalus Issue on “The Changing Rules of War”

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Dec 2016

Toni Morrison Receives the 2016 Emerson-Thoreau Medal from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Dec 2016

New Report Suggests that the Nation’s Capacity in Languages Other than English Has Diminished, Despite Need

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Dec 2016

Joan Wallach Scott Receives the 2016 Talcott Parsons Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Oct 2016

American Academy of Arts & Sciences Inducts Members of the Class of 2016

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Sep 2016

Data-Rich Report on College Access—Plus Student Readiness & Completion—Released by Commission on the Future of Undergraduate Education

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Sep 2016

New Dædalus Issue on “Ethics, Technology & War”

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Sep 2016

David Rubenstein Donates $5 Million to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Jul 2016

New Dædalus Issue on “On Political Leadership”

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Jul 2016

American Academy of Arts and Sciences Selects Seven Visiting Scholars in Humanities and Social Sciences

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Jun 2016

One Year Later: Key Business, Science, and University Leaders Cite Progress on “Innovation Imperative”—and Much Work to Be Done

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May 2016

American Academy of Arts and Sciences Member Jeannette Wing Testifies Before Congress on U.S. Science and Technology Enterprise

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