American Academy of Arts and Sciences

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences
AbbreviationThe American Academy; The Academy
FormationMay 4, 1780 (1780-05-04)
TypeHonorary society and independent research center
HeadquartersCambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Membership
5,700+ active members
SubsidiariesDaedalus
Websitewww.amacad.org Edit this at Wikidata
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The House of the Academy, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (The Academy) is one of the oldest learned societies in the United States. It was founded in 1780 during the American Revolution by John Adams, John Hancock, James Bowdoin,[1] Andrew Oliver, and other Founding Fathers of the United States.[2] It is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Membership in the academy is achieved through a thorough petition, review, and election process.[3] The academy's quarterly journal, Dædalus, is published by the MIT Press on behalf of the academy.[4] The academy also conducts multidisciplinary public policy research.[5]

Laurie L. Patton will become President of the Academy in January 2025.[6]

  1. ^ Kershaw, G. E. (2014). American Academy of arts and sciences. In M. Spencer (Ed.), The Bloomsbury encyclopedia of the American Enlightenment. London, UK: Bloomsbury.
  2. ^ "Yale Faculty Named to American Academy of Arts and Sciences". Yale University. May 4, 2004. Archived from the original on September 18, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
  3. ^ "Academy Bylaws – American Academy of Arts & Sciences". Archived from the original on June 2, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  4. ^ "About the Academy". American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on September 2, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
  5. ^ "Our Work". American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
  6. ^ "Announcing Laurie L. Patton as the Next President of the Academy | American Academy of Arts and Sciences". www.amacad.org. May 2, 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.

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