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The Humanities

Why Humanities?

Daniel Little | Posted 10.12.2012 | College
Read More: Arts, Literature, The Humanities, Humanities Majors, Humanities Education, Humanities, College News
Daniel Little

Parents and siblings are sometimes a bit baffled when their student declares a passionate interest in the humanities. Why can't she pursue a practical degree like accounting or computer science? What is the use of a dozen courses in the humanities?

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Saving Social Science

Paul Stoller | Posted 05.21.2012 | Home
Read More: American Society, Philosophy, Social Life, College, College Funding, Social Science, Anthropology, The Humanities, Science, STEM Education, Home News
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.

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

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: New York Times, Financial Crisis, Education, The Hunmanities, Bush Presidency, English Language, Culture, The Humanities, Healthy Living News
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.

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