Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/john-lithgow-on-the-importance-of-a-humanities-education Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Story A call was put out by the American Academy of the Arts and Sciences for a commitment to the study of the humanities. Actor John Lithgow and President of Duke University Richard Brodhead join NewsHour correspondent Jeffrey Brown to talk about how a humanities education supports a lifelong mission of learning.