Want to Save the Humanities? Make College Free.
It's time to shift the social contract of education away from short-term job training toward long-term development. And free college has to be part of that shift.
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Academics Want to Go Public. How Can We Help Them?
It's long past time for every discipline to count and valorize all scholarly work, even or especially when it's aimed at an extramural audience.
In the Age of Trump, We Need Cutting-Edge Humanities More Than Ever
The latest academic hoax emerges from the same ideological position as the Trump administration's attack on trans rights.
Down With Facebook. Long Live the Red Book?
A new book argues that American democracy depends on an unlikely source: the English department.
Conservative Media Is Waging a War on the Humanities, and It’s Succeeding
An influential conservative online ecosystem targets teachers whose expressed opinions question the dominance of white men.
To Be a Good Doctor, Study the Humanities
An emphasis on the humanities in medical school trains future doctors to become proficient in the social and cultural context of health care.
The Humanities Are Dead. Long Live the Humanities.
It's true that much of the scholarship that professors in the humanities produce is micro-focused and barely relevant to larger social concerns. But those academics would also be best served by ignoring that critique.
Studying Humanities Teaches You How to Get a Job
Forget the tut-tutting of politicians: The skills you learn in the humanities are exactly the skills you use in a job search.
