Dispatches From the Trenches of World War Humanities | by Joshua Grasso | Jun, 2023 | Medium

HUMANITIES MAJORS ARE DECLINING…SOME CALL IT THE END OF THE LIBERAL ARTS. IS THE WAR ALREADY LOST? OR ARE WE FIGHTING THE WRONG BATTLES?

Dispatches From the Trenches of World War Humanities Joshua Grasso 18 min read · Jun 4, 2023 -- 17 Listen Share HUMANITIES MAJORS ARE DECLINING…SOME CALL IT THE END OF THE LIBERAL ARTS. IS THE WAR ALREADY LOST? OR ARE WE FIGHTING THE WRONG BATTLES? Every week there’s a new headline proclaiming the “death of the English major,” one of many humanities majors that has been slowly circling the drain of higher education. Some writers suggest there’s an element of social Darwinism at work, since if students decide that a course of study doesn’t prepare them for the future — a future that is increasi

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