Pauline Yu, President of the American Council of Learned Societies "The Humanities and Higher Education" There is much lamentation today about the humanities, most of it unhelpful. Over the past century, the intellectually dynamic academic humanities have recorded enormous scholarly and educational achievements. The knowledge conveyed by the humanities today is ever more essential in a nation and world of increasing cultural complexity. Wednesday, September 19, 2012 · 7 PM - 8 PM Performing Arts & Humanities Building : Proscenium Theater Location: Proscenium Theater, Performing Arts and Humanities Building