Senate confirms head of US Humanities Endowment

Published July 9, 2014 6:21pm ET



WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate has voted to confirm the former president of Colby College as chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Following Wednesday’s vote, William “Bro” Adams will become the 10th chairman of the endowment, which is an independent grant-making agency of the government. The humanities endowment supports research, education and preservation programs.

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