Monday, January 22, 2024

Public universities seek new ways to restructure humanities - Elaine S Povich, University World News

The universities aim to continue teaching the humanities while also reducing costs and focusing on students getting jobs after graduation. For some universities, that means integrating the humanities into science or technology majors. For others, it means offering online humanities courses to students spread out on multiple campuses. But the changes have sparked protests from some students and faculty who say the cutbacks will harm the quality of the courses and reduce the number of professors.