The humanities keep declining: the case of history

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. The humanities keep declining: the case of history
Bryan Alexander, 2018/11/29
Bryan Alexander summarizes a report from the American Historical Association showing that the number of history majors in U.S. universities has dropped significantly over the last decade. The xplanations offered don't seem very plausible - the lack of jobs for history majors is one factor, but this has always been true. More...