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Humanities Indicators

The Humanities Indicators is a nationally recognized source of nonpartisan information on the state of the humanities, providing researchers and policy-makers with better tools to answer basic questions about areas of concern in the field.

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Norman Marshall Bradburn and Robert B. Townsend
Arts & Humanities
Education
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A Book on the History of the Academy

In advance of the Academy’s 250th anniversary in 2030, the Academy is developing a book illuminating the organization’s history. The publication will examine where the Academy has fallen short of its goals to advance the common good and where it has excelled, and what it has meant for the nation it was created to serve.

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Catherine Allgor, Craig Calhoun, Dan Cohen, Paula J. Giddings, David A. Hollinger, Sally Gregory Kohlstedt, David M. Rubenstein, and Ben Vinson
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Commission on the Arts

The Commission on the Arts is a multi-year project with distinguished cochairs, more than $1 million of support from foundations and individuals, and a commitment to exploring the role of the arts in American life, with an emphasis on arts education and infrastructure.

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John A. Lithgow, Deborah F. Rutter, and Natasha D. Trethewey
Arts & Humanities
commission on the humanities and social sciences
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Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences

The Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences claimed a space in the national dialogue for the humanities and the social sciences and recommended specific steps that government, schools and universities, cultural institutions, businesses, and philanthropies could take to support and strengthen these areas of knowledge.

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Richard H. Brodhead and John W. Rowe
Arts & Humanities
language learning
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Commission on Language Learning

The Commission on Language Learning examined the current state of language education, projected what the nation’s education needs would be in the future, and offered recommendations for ways to meet those needs.

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Paul LeClerc
Arts & Humanities
Education
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Data Publication |
NOV 2021

State of the Humanities 2021: Workforce & Beyond

A new study finds that humanities majors are similar to graduates from almost every other field with respect to perceived well-being, even though they tend to earn less and have slightly higher levels of unemployment than business majors and graduates from some STEM fields.
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Humanities Indicators
Arts & Humanities
Humanities
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OCT 2021

Art Is Work

A report from the Commission on the Arts, at the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, acknowledges and affirms the important place of artists as part of the American workforce and recommends policies to support creative workers.
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Commission on the Arts
Arts & Culture
Arts & Humanities
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SEP 2021

Art for Life’s Sake

This report from the Commission on the Arts calls on parents, teachers, and governments at the national, state, and local level to recognize the value of arts education and put in place changes that will assure access to every student.
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Commission on the Arts
Arts & Culture
Arts & Humanities
Education
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The case for arts education is strong. Our commitment should be, too.

Arts education, properly supported and available to all, can play a vital role in our recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Arts Commission cochairs John Lithgow, Deborah Rutter, and Natasha Trethewey make the case for arts education commitment in the Chicago Tribune.
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Chicago Tribune
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