Humanities Programs in Colleges and Universities

Humanities Paradox

Scott Jaschik | September 1, 2015

Humanities professors spend a lot of time debating trends in humanities enrollments. Are they really down or does it just seem that way because women have more options than they did a few generations ago? Is interest down or are students being scared off by (generally ill-informed) stereotypes that today's English major is tomorrow's barista? Are data being collected by colleges to really understand the humanities or to look for reasons to gut programs?

Source: http://www.humanitiesindicators.org/binaries/pdf/HI_HigherEd2015.pdf

<more at https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/09/01/analysis-considers-contradictions-high-school-and-college-students-interest; related links: https://www.amacad.org/content/research/dataForumEssay.aspx?i=21933 (What Do Changes in the Intended Majors of College-Bound Seniors Portend for the Humanities? August 31, 2015) and http://www.humanitiesindicators.org/binaries/pdf/HI_HigherEd2015.pdf (Humanities Indicators. American Academy of Arts & Sciences. The State of the Humanities: Higher Education 2015)>