Too often the false narrative that humanities degrees no longer hold value is perpetuated by anecdotal stories and imbalanced analysis. But as described in “How Do Humanities Majors Fare in the Work ...
The University of Connecticut Humanities Institute created an audio project to spread awareness and provide student insight on the value of humanities degrees. The 15 minute audio project features ...
Since the Ronald Reagan era, we have heard arguments that studying liberal arts or the humanities is a waste of time or, at the very least, hardly the most sagacious path for college students to ...
The author, a graduating senior at the University of Louisville, reflects on their lifelong passion for reading and writing. Despite parental concerns about career prospects, the author champions the ...
The arts and humanities bring multiple benefits to students, and society as a whole, but policymakers often dismiss them as lacking value when pitted against STEM subjects. In this episode of Campus ...
In my role as director of Humanities Montana, the state’s National Endowment for the Humanities council, I have the opportunity to interact with people around the state representing a wide range of ...
Some of the so-called “Great Books,” a (classical) music appreciation class, and “The Diary of Anne Frank,” the play, which I acted in as a junior at Munich American High. A semesterlong study of ...
Question: Why should students waste their time majoring in history, English or the arts? If they can't get a job, aren't those majors useless? Answer: Asking a business school dean about the ...
As AI continues to erode our collective ability to think critically and to steal our intellectual property, it’s a gross overstep to position AI's role in the humanities as our competitive advantage.
I’m writing to thank Clark County Historical Museum Executive Director Brad Richardson for his op-ed on the value of humanities funding. I’m a Vancouver-based documentary filmmaker who just completed ...