T he humanities, we’re often told, are dying. And yet, even as traditional majors like English and history are indeed shrinking, the past decade has also seen the rise of a new kind of humanities, ...

You have /3 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. As humanists grow ever more desperate for students, funding and public recognition, these scholars ...

The headline splashed across the digital pages of The New Yorker on February 27 appeared to spell tragedy for humanities education with broad brush strokes: “The End of the English Major.” But as dean ...

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Readers respond to a guest essay by a philosophy professor about difficulties defending the humanities. To the Editor: Re “I Teach the Humanities. I Still Don’t Know What Their Value Is,” by Agnes ...

The humanities are an often misunderstood group of majors. Because non-humanities degrees like nursing and business, for example, seem to have a more clear post-collegiate track, some may think that ...

For years, students have been flocking to STEM fields, prompting a nearly 25% decline in the number of humanities degrees awarded in the U.S. between 2012 and 2022, marking one of the steepest ...

Drama students learning their craft. Theater programs are among arts and humanities disciplines being reduced or eliminated at public universities around the country. (Shutterstock) It’s been a bad ...

You have /3 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. The humanities study the things humans make. That definition is better—more accurate and more ...