GRD '74 received a phone call and learned he was elected to serve as the next president of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. "I couldn't say no to a complete stranger," he quipped, "so I said yes."
As the President of an 111-year old institution, McClatchy said he hopes to make the Academy more active both nationally and internationally, reaching out to a broad range of artists.
from Yale Daily News: McClatchy to head arts organization
also American Academy of Arts and Letters: J. D. McClatchy Elected 55th President of the American Academy of Arts and Letters
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