Publications

A publication dedicated to understanding and addressing the barriers that keep working-class Americans from running for office. The report includes an analysis of the impact on democracy and representation, as well as how parties, unions, interest groups, funders, and policymakers can increase the number of working-class candidates and officeholders.

As a follow-up to last year's survey of humanities department, this report explores the challenges, strengths, and perceptions of the field through focus groups with department chairs. It explores their concerns about societal views about the humanities, administrative support, faculty and student engagement, AI, and marketing the field.

A report from a working group at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences that offers eight strategies for moving higher education institutions toward a campus-wide commitment to democracy.

An Academy working group proposes the creation of Community Partnership Visas, a program to allow eligible communities to host new immigrants. This program would leverage America’s long tradition as a destination for newcomers to improve the economies of communities across the country.

This Research Brief draws on data from the National Student Clearinghouse to explore how students move into and out of the humanities major, and how these dynamics compare to those observed in other fields. The report also examines humanities as a second major.