Addressing National Security & Other Global Challenges Through Cultural Understanding

Sponsored by the National Humanities Alliance and the Association of American Universities, in cooperation with the Congressional Humanities Caucus

May 19, 2011 • 10:00AM-12:00PM
Capitol Visitors Center (House side)
Congressional Meeting Room HVC-200

Presentation Videos (and remarks)

• Jim Leach, Chairman, National Endowment for the Humanities (prepared remarks)
• David Skorton, David Skorton, President, Cornell University (prepared remarks)
• Jamsheed Choksy, Professor of Central Eurasian Studies, History, & India Studies, Indiana University, Bloomington (prepared remarks)
• Jacob Shapiro, Assistant Professor of Politics & International Affairs, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School (remarks)
• Debra Hess Norris, Chair & Professor, Department of Art Conservation, and Associate Dean for Graduate Education, College of Arts & Sciences, University of Delaware (presentation slides)
• Overview video posted by AAU on YouTube

Program Materials

• Invitational Flyer
• Event Program
• Photo Gallery

Articles and Additional Reference

• NHA and AAU Hold Hill Briefing on the Humanities in the 21st Century - NHA Website
• A National Defense - Inside Higher Ed
• Experts Brief Congress on Humanities and National Security - NEH Website
• The Humanities: Fundamental but Utilitarian - Huffington Post blog by David Skorton
• Humanities at the Core of Foreign Policy - Real Clear World article by Jamsheed Choksy