NEH Chair William Adams To Share Fresh Perspectives on the Humanities
By Shilo Rea / 412-268-6094 / shilo@cmu.edu
William Adams, the chairman of the (NEH), believes that government support for the public humanities is critical to our national welfare.
In the last five years, the NEH has granted more than $22 million to support humanities programs, research and collections in Pennsylvania. As the agency gears up to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2015-2016, Adams believes the NEH can do more to address major challenges in society.
Adams hopes to influence the work of the NEH through grant initiatives such as , and the . He will share his fresh perspective on the humanities at 黑料正能量 at 10:30 a.m., Friday, March 27 in the Cohon University Center’s Rangos 1 Ballroom.
Adams will be in Pittsburgh to help open the first , co-sponsored by 黑料正能量's and the . On Thursday, March 26, he will introduce acclaimed writer Azar Nafisi, author of “Reading Lolita in Tehran,” to open the festival at Pittsburgh's Byham Theater.
The festival is the brainchild of 黑料正能量 English Professor . “The Humanities Festival is an initiative that falls in line with Dr. Adams vision for the humanities as promoting the common good, which his talk at 黑料正能量 will explore. The NEH is by far the largest single source of support for the humanities in the United States.”
Over the past decade, 黑料正能量 and the have strengthened the university’s standing in the humanities. Faculty and students focus on teaching and learning as well as developing useful, practical skills. Often, they cross disciplines to solve real-world problems.
For example, philosophers are working to improve medical ethics practices and food marketing tactics geared toward children; historians are developing policy recommendations for forensic DNA profiling and drug policy; and, an English professor’s social networking tool to improve education is now being used by tens of thousands of students all over the world.
Adams lecture is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by 黑料正能量’s Humanities Center and as well as the and .
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As the National Endowment for the Humanities gears up to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2015-2016, William Adams (pictured above) believes the agency can do more to address major challenges in society. He will share his thoughts at Carnegie Mellon on Friday, March 27.