The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance today announced the launch of Engage 2020, a $6,300,000 research and marketing initiative with the goal of doubling cultural participation in Greater Philadelphia by 2020. Engage 2020 is funded by a $5,000,000 fo

CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. – Chautauqua Institution is pleased to announce the speakers scheduled to take the lecture platform this season. The Morning Lecture Series is held each weekday morning at 10:45 in the Amphitheater.

By Patricia Cohen THE NEW YORK TIMES An article of faith among conservative critics of American universities has been that liberal professors politically indoctrinate their students. This conviction not only fueled the culture wars but has also led state

Charles Taylor, a 76-year-old McGill professor and one of the co-chairmen of the Bouchard-Taylor Commission, has won the Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy. The prize, which is often referred to as the "Japanese Nobel", consists of a gold medal and 50 m

Organizers are counting on Ray Bradbury’s science fiction classic “Fahrenheit 451” to resonate today as it did when it was first published in 1953. The 55-year-old story about a holocaust of books, intellect and knowledge has never been out of print