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 ...

O ver the last couple of decades, the humanities have often been defended. Too often. Those defenses have been most useful when they have segued into what has also become a thriving field over the ...

O nce again, there are signs of deep trouble for the humanities in higher education — in the Western world, if not the world as a whole. News of closures trickles in relentlessly. At New Zealand’s ...

The humanities have entered a new era, one focused on deconstructing power and privilege, rethinking race and identity, and reimagining justice and equality. The goal is no longer just to interpret ...

Throughout high school, Jessica Lao ’23 was set on studying English. Her love of literature dates back to her childhood, when her mother would bring her books from the library: children’s versions of ...

The crisis, when it came, arrived so quickly that its scale was hard to recognize at first. From 2012 to the start of the pandemic, the number of English majors on campus at Arizona State University ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Mary Hemphill is a global leadership strategist & EdTech expert. AI is reshaping the humanities, not replacing them, by ...

Colleges across America are beginning to prepare for graduation season, but in some corners of campus, you’re more likely to hear sounds of dread than of celebration. These are the humanities ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The first grants under the initiative were announced in 2022, when a total of $16.1 million in competitive awards was made to ...

Roosevelt Montás was born in a rural village in the Dominican Republic and immigrated to the United States when he was eleven years old. He attended public schools in Queens, where he took classes in ...