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Parroting romanticized myths about English and humanities (letter)

Inside Higher Ed

” What he cites is not scientific and excludes basic humanity and context, the fundamentals of the historical human sciences. There is a significant literature from the 1930s on of which Newman, Heller, and too many humanities professors seem unaware. Illogically, we remained isolationist and separatist.

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What Should We Do About Undergrads Who Want to Pursue a Humanities Doctorate?

Inside Higher Ed

program in French and history, tells a story that resembles that of many humanities graduate students: that “the transformative experience I had in the classroom led me to dedicate my whole life to academia. The institution has a storied history. The article’s author, Hannah Leffingwell, A.B.D.

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Report: English Majors Employed at Comparable Rates, Educators Can Do More to Prepare Students for Careers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Paula Krebs Report on English Majors’ Career Preparation and Outcomes draws on findings from a number of different sources, including the Hamilton Project, the National Humanities Alliance, the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce, and Humanities Indicators. He also leads work at Humanities Indicators and holds a Ph.D.

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Oh, the humanit(ies)! Why integrating the liberal arts and STEM is a win-win for students, institutions

University Business

Meanwhile, the humanities and social sciences are taking a back seat. Colleges and universities hailing from both sides of the fence are inching ever closer to the middle, integrating lessons in the humanities with STEM-based curriculum—and vice versa. But something exciting is happening in the world of higher education.

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Historic Faculty Strike Disrupts California State University System

Insight Into Diversity

history and the first systemwide strike by the California Faculty Association (CFA) since 1983. Last week, Leora Freedman, vice chancellor for human resources at CSU, stated that the university system had to withdraw from the negotiation process due to the union’s refusal to compromise. “We

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New Analysis of Ph.D. Debt, Job Placements

Inside Higher Ed

in the arts or humanities graduated with more than $30,000 in graduate education debt, a much higher rate than for other racial groups. Approximately two-thirds of new arts, humanities and social science Ph.D.s History Ph.D.s From 1990 to 2020, the share of new arts and humanities Ph.D.s Humanities Ph.D.s

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Bradford DeLong’s ‘Slouching Towards Utopia’

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Learning Innovation Slouching Towards Utopia: An Economic History of the Twentieth Century by Bradford DeLong. Living through our current human-caused climate emergency while continuing to muddle our way through a global pandemic, it is sometimes difficult to believe in progress. By 2010, that proportion had dropped to one in 10.

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