Humanities, Anyone?
Apr 11, 2012 by Jascha Kessler |
Jascha Kessler explains why teaching the humanities just isn't what it use to be.
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Debating Higher Ed: STEMs, Skills, Humanities, and Hiring
Feb 10, 2012 by Joshua Wright |
New research from a group of economic experts helps illuminate the question of whether college students should study the liberal arts or something more "vocational."
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Some Critical Thoughts
Jan 13, 2012 by Peter Wood |
Peter Wood argues that “critical thinking” in the humanities has come to mean uncritical orthodoxy.
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Thomas Lindsay On Why the Humanities Are Really in Trouble
Dec 17, 2011 by Glenn Ricketts |
Thomas Lindsay explains that the humanities long ago sold out to ideology and "critical thinking," and haven't been worth the money for some time.
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Three Cheers for Useless Education
Nov 29, 2011 by J.M. Anderson |
A community college dean argues that the value of a liberal arts education is not primarily monetary or vocational, and that's just fine.
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Out and About: Steve Balch in Italy and at Carthage College
Nov 22, 2011 by Steve Balch |
This month NAS chairman Steve Balch discussed the future of the humanities at a symposium in Italy and spoke about the study of Western civilization at Carthage College.
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The Humanities Can be Fixed
Nov 21, 2011 by George Leef |
In today's Pope Center piece, Duke Cheston writes about a recent conference at Baylor University, where scholars discussed the problems that beset the humanities and found reasons for optimism.
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Obama Does It Again
Jan 03, 2011 by George Leef |
Duke professor Cathy Davidson (a Gang of 88 member) appointed to the National Council on Humanities.
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Humanities in the 21st Century
Nov 15, 2010 by Ashley Thorne |
At the Chronicle's blog Innovations, Peter Wood gleans prophetic hints about higher education from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Center for 21st Century Studies. He sees the Center as an example of the… Continue Reading | 2 Comments >
‘Defend the Humanities’ - a Dishonest Slogan
Nov 15, 2010 by John Ellis |
We shouldn't save the humanities as they are now are, argues John Ellis, president of the California Association of Scholars. If we do, we are simply reinforcing the radical, destructive ideology that has been allowed to take… Continue Reading | Leave a Comment >
Will “Millenials” Take to the Classics?
Aug 16, 2010 by George Leef |
In Friday's Pope Center piece, English professor Sarah Adams argues that today's college students ("Millenials"), while often derided for their apparent indifference to serious reading and thinking, will respond to the… Continue Reading | Leave a Comment >
Islands of Words
Jul 23, 2010 by David Clemens |
Back when Bravo provided high culture, I was entranced by a South Bank Show episode on a Caribbean poet named Derek Walcott. When I saw Walcott would read at Stanford, I raced to hear him in person, only to be appalled by… Continue Reading | 4 Comments >
Unrequired Reading
Jul 06, 2010 by David Clemens |
Education needs a manifesto for a new humanism; sadly, Martha Nussbaum’s new book is not that manifesto. I had high hopes for Not for Profit but Dr. Nussbaum’s argument quickly becomes a tangle of faulty… Continue Reading | Leave a Comment >
IHS Scholarship for Grad Students Exploring Liberty - Deadline Dec. 31
Dec 10, 2009 by Ashley Thorne |
Our friends at the Institute for Humane Studies (IHS) asked us to let our members and readers know about the scholarships (up to $12K!) they award to graduate students through their Humane Studies Fellowship. The deadline to apply… Continue Reading | Leave a Comment >
An Example of Educational Entrepreneurship
Nov 30, 2009 by George Leef |
In this week's Pope Center Clarion Call, Professor Tim Mosteller writes about his efforts at establishing a new college that will focus on great books and liberal learning. I'm wholeheartedly in favor of ventures like this… Continue Reading | Leave a Comment >
