The Humanities

Saving Social Science

Paul Stoller | Posted 05.21.2012

Paul Stoller

STEM is important in the future of higher education, but so are the social sciences and humanities which teach students how to think critically and to how assess the social and cultural ramifications of rapid technological change.

The Humanities: America's Great Formative Tradition Succumbing to the Financial Crisis

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 11.17.2011

Raymond J. Learsy

Today, at this very moment of crisis where so much is at risk we stand ready to undermine one of the fundamental pillars of our society -- the humanities.