A Call for New Commitment to the Humanities

Name: A Call for New Commitment to the Humanities
Uploaded: 2013-06-20T01:30:50Z
Duration: P501S
Description: A new report by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences panel warns that the U.S. could lose its competitive edge in the liberal arts and social sciences. Jeffrey Brown talks with two members of the panel: actor and writer John Lithgow and Richard Brodhead, co-chair of the Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences.

Clip: Season 2013 | 8m 21s

A new report by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences panel warns that the U.S. could lose its competitive edge in the liberal arts and social sciences. Jeffrey Brown talks with two members of the panel: actor and writer John Lithgow and Richard Brodhead, co-chair of the Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences.

Aired: 06/19/13

Rating: NR

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