American Academy of Arts and Sciences

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences
AbbreviationThe American Academy; The Academy
FormationMay 4, 1780; 244 years ago (1780-05-04)
TypeHonorary society and independent research center
HeadquartersCambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Membership5,700+ active members
President
Laurie L. Patton[1]
SubsidiariesDaedalus
Websitewww.amacad.org Edit this at Wikidata
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,[2] Andrew Oliver, and other Founding Fathers of the United States.[3] It is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Membership in the academy is achieved through a petition, review, and election process.[4] The academy's quarterly journal, Dædalus, is published by the MIT Press on behalf of the academy,[5] and has been open-access since January 2021.[6] The academy also conducts multidisciplinary public policy research.[7]

Laurie L. Patton has served as President of the Academy since January 2025.[8]

  1. ^ "Press Release: Announcing Laurie L. Patton as the Next President of the Academy". American Academy of Arts and Sciences. May 2, 2024.
  2. ^ Kershaw, G. E. (2014). American Academy of arts and sciences. In M. Spencer (Ed.), The Bloomsbury encyclopedia of the American Enlightenment. London, UK: Bloomsbury.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Academy Bylaws – American Academy of Arts & Sciences". Archived from the original on June 2, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  5. ^ "About the Academy". American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on September 2, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
  6. ^ "Dædalus, Journal of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, reaches expanded audiences through open access". The MIT Press. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  7. ^ "Our Work". American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
  8. ^ "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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