John Lithgow on the Importance of a Humanities Education

Name: John Lithgow on the Importance of a Humanities Education
Uploaded: 2013-06-19T22:08:22Z
Duration: P346S
Description: A call was put out by the American Academy of the Arts and Sciences for a commitment to the study of the humanities. Actor John Lithgow and President of Duke University Richard Brodhead join NewsHour correspondent Jeffrey Brown to talk about how a humanities education supports a lifelong mission of learning.

Clip: Season 2013 | 5m 46s

A call was put out by the American Academy of the Arts and Sciences for a commitment to the study of the humanities. Actor John Lithgow and President of Duke University Richard Brodhead join NewsHour correspondent Jeffrey Brown to talk about how a humanities education supports a lifelong mission of learning.

Aired: 06/19/13

Rating: NR

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