Killing the Humanities

Killing the Humanities What happened to true liberal education?   In May, Harvard ­reported that only 20 percent of its undergraduates were ­majoring in the ­humanities, down from 36 percent in 1954. Overall, just 7.6 percent of the ­bachelor’s degrees American colleges and universities awarded in 2010 were in the ­humanities. Well, you might ask, … Continue reading Killing the Humanities