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Apply Now: Arete Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Humanities or Political Science at Duke University

The Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University is accepting applications for a one-year Arete Initiative postdoctoral fellowship in the humanities or political science.

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Princeton: “The End(s) of the Humanities”

On April 12, 2021, the James Madison Program at Princeton University will hold a virtual discussion featuring Zena Hitz, Anthony Kronman, and JMC fellow Jonathan Marks.

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Apply Now: New NEH CARES Grant for Emergency Relief

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is offering a new grant to provide emergency relief to institutions and organizations working in the humanities.

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Apply Now: New NEH Initiative, “A More Perfect Union”

This Constitution Day, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) launched a new initiative focusing on American history and civic education.

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Register Now: National Endowment for the Humanities Peer Reviewers

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is currently seeking peer reviewers.

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Do College Students Care about the Humanities?

JMC fellow Mark Bauerlein considers OU's rigorous literature course and how students respond to it.

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Lecture Me. Really.

An op-ed in defense of lecturing in the humanities

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“The Slow Death of the University”

A former Oxford chair discusses the current state of the university system in Great Britain.

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Report on the Health of the Humanities in Higher Education

American Academy of Arts & Sciences reports on the state of the humanities in higher education.

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America’s Obsession with STEM Education

Fareed Zakaria on the neglect of the arts and humanities.

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Community College, Shrinking Humanities, and the State of the Union

A report on community college and the humanities, Obama's proposal for free tuition.

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Speakers Reflect on State of Liberal Arts

On the survival of the liberal arts.

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Must the Humanities Adapt to Media Variety?

"If the humanities are to survive, if they are not to become as marginal and small as classics departments, they will have to pay more attention to the variety of media narrative now lives in."

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OU Teach-In on the Civil War

Panel Explores How To Make History Vital To 21st Century Education

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Crimes Against Humanities

Leon Wieseltier responds to Steven Pinker.

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Humanities or Self-Help?

Faculty object to a plan to replace humanities requirement with self-help course.

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