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...medalists are chosen by the President, following nominations by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The NEH selects those who "get out of the Ivory Tower and reach large audiences," according to NEH spokesperson Jim Turner. Their activities can include developing educational programs or carrying out meaningful research, he said...
...annual Jefferson lecture, established by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) in 1972, honors the intellectual and civic virtues as exemplified by Thomas Jefferson...
Bailyn was selected by the National Council on the Humanities. The 26-member advisory board of the NEH is appointed by the President...
William Ferris, chair of the NEH, announced the honor. "Bernard Bailyn is one of America's most eminent historians," Ferris said. "His main work, on the ideas and beliefs that have shaped the American nation from the beginning, is an excellent context for taking stock of our nation's heritage as we stand at the cusp of the new millennium. I am delighted to name him this year's Jefferson Lecturer in the Humanities...
ROBERT HUGHES' ATTACK ON CRITICS OF the NEA and NEH has an all too familiar ring. In its partisanship and preference for diatribe over argument, it resembles much of what today passes for scholarship and sometimes art. While a case can be made for preserving the endowments, Hughes' shallow, sneering polemic does it little justice. Indeed, the persistently ad hominem character of his essay only fortifies the impression of an intellectual culture too coarsened to be much worth supporting. Much more than the future of two federal agencies is at stake. STEPHEN H. BALCH, President National Association of Scholars Princeton...