“The Heart of the Matter,” a report by the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, was commissioned by Congress and issued this autumn. The Symposium was held at the University of West Georgia on Oct 31, 2013, chaired by the Dean, Randy Hendricks. The speakers were Dr. Wayne Clough, Secretary of the Smithsonian and former president of the Georgia Institute of Technology; Esther Mackintosh, President of the Federation of State Humanities Councils; Bob Schaefer, Professor of Political Science at the University of West Georgia; and Rosanna Warren.
Here is a link to the video of the panel discussion: