Petri: A sorry case for studying the humanitiesThe people defending the humanities seem to be coming at it from the wrong end of the telescope. “The future will still need the human skills that ...

Long dismissed as a waste of time, studying the humanities can actually give students an advantage in the job market and teach many transferable skills.  ...

As previously mentioned, the humanities offer a great amount of freedom for students looking to study in this area. Just at the University of Maine alone, there are multiple scholarship opportunities, ...

Studying the humanities can broaden students’ experiences, giving them a deeper understanding of their community, society, and the world. This, says Dr. McCormick, can directly enhance students’ ...

As universities become more like vocational colleges than places of higher learning, the humanities are in steep decline.

'What's the purpose of studying the humanities: literature, languages, philosophy, history and the arts?" I needed to come up with a good answer to this question. You see, legions of ...

"We are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom." That epigram from E.O. Wilson captures the dilemma of our era. Yet the solution of some folks is to disdain wisdom.

The Humanities Program may sometimes grant, following petition to the Chair, independent study credit for work completed at another institution or for extra work performed in the framework of a ...

In a series of columns, “ From Doctoral Study to …,” the Career Talk columnists explore nonfaculty options for Ph.D.’s who want to work in higher education. Julie: Even though it hasn’t ...

To the Editor: I would like to respond to John A. Flower’s essay on humanities teaching at what he calls “mass-market institutions” (“Liberal Arts and the Mass Market,” The Review ...