NEH Chairman William Adams Visits DSU
Dr. William D. Adams, the chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, visited DSU on Sept. 7.
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Dr. William Adams, NEH chairman (far right), meets with DSU faculty and students in the OSCAR Building to exchange ideas on humanities.Dr. Adams, who has served since 2014 as the 10th chair of the NEH, is also the former president of Bucknell University (1995-2000) and of Colby College (2000-2014).
During his visit, he met with DSU President Harry L. Williams, he stopped at the campus’ historic Loockerman Hall and spoke to a gathering there, and ended his day at by meeting with a group of students and faculty at the Optical Science Center for Applied Research (OSCAR) Building.
In addition to promoting the humanities through his conversations at DSU, Dr. Adams also inquired about the humanities academic offerings and activities that are available at the University.
He was escorted around campus by Dr. Susan West, associate professor in the University’s Department of History, Political Science and Philosophy. Dr. West is the chairperson of the Council of the Delaware Humanities Forum; other members for the DHF also joined Dr. Adams on the visit to DSU.
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is an independent federal agency created in 1965. It is one of the largest funders of humanities programs in the United States.
Because democracy demands wisdom, NEH serves and strengthens our republic by promoting excellence in the humanities and conveying the lessons of history to all Americans. The Endowment accomplishes this mission by awarding grants for top-rated proposals examined by panels of independent, external reviewers.