28 janvier 2017
28 janvier 2017
Higher ed officials brace for impact of Trump liberal arts cuts
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Grinnell College last week began demolition to make way for a new $114 million complex dedicated to humanities and social sciences research and education. More...
25 janvier 2017
Challenge for Liberal Arts Communicators: Telling True Stories Well
By Michael Stoner. We have data about the value of liberal arts education. What we need now are powerful stories that helps people understand and relate to its personal and societal benefits. More...
25 janvier 2017
Fake News and the Liberal Arts Grad
By Kenneth C. Green. What appears to be the largest fake news scam of the fall election was perpetrated by a recent graduate of a “good” liberal arts college. Read more...25 janvier 2017
Liberal Arts in a World Gone Mad
By Shira Lurie. Humanities programs have encountered decades of difficulty justifying a liberal arts degree to students and, often, their fee-paying parents. It is hard to compete with the attractive jobs being offered in fields like computer science and medical research. Indeed, the appeal of a clear career path - an engineering major becomes an engineer, for example - has risen in tandem with tuition costs. And now humanities scholars face yet another obstacle: the Trump era. Read more...
25 janvier 2017
How to Scale the Liberal Arts
By Joshua Kim. The latest data point we can cite is the article Making the Case for Liberal Arts Colleges. According to research by Richard A. Detweiler, liberal arts graduates are significantly more likely to take leadership roles in their careers, engage in lifelong learning activities, and (eventually) earn into the six figures. Read more...
24 janvier 2017
Johns Hopkins Humanities Center Will Not Close
By Colleen Flaherty. Beverly Wendland, James B. Knapp Dean of the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences at Johns Hopkins University, has no plans to close the historic Humanities Center, she assured faculty members and students Wednesday. Read more...
23 janvier 2017
NEH on the Chopping Block?
By Scott Jaschik. Report that first Trump budget will try to kill arts and humanities endowments alarms many academics. Science programs in Energy Department could also face cuts. Read more...
23 janvier 2017
Making the Case for Liberal Arts Colleges
By Scott Jaschik. Study finds positive impact on graduates’ life experiences, including leadership, civic-mindedness … and financial success. Read more...
8 janvier 2017
Crossing the Gulf of the Two Cultures
By Ed Simon. As we in the humanities defend ourselves, we should not engage in the corollary of denouncing the sciences as unimportant. Read more...
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