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PROOF POINTS: The number of college graduates in the humanities drops for the eighth consecutive year

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The drop in college graduates who majored in humanities ranges between 16 percent and 29 percent since 2012. The last time colleges produced this few humanities graduates was in 2002. As the economy recovered, so did the humanities. The last time colleges produced this few humanities graduates was in 2002.

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It’s Time to Replace “Prehistory” With “Deep History”

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Humans huddled in caves. This approach to archaeological research places value on the continuous cultural and social development of humans. This shift, along with the construction of extensive terraces, enabled the Ifugao to consolidate their economic and political power in the highlands. Dinosaurs roaming ancient landscapes?

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DEBT WITHOUT DEGREE: The human cost of college debt that becomes “purgatory”

The Hechinger Report

Most economists agree that too few residents with college degrees will slow Georgia’s economic growth, which could affect all residents. The post DEBT WITHOUT DEGREE: The human cost of college debt that becomes “purgatory” appeared first on The Hechinger Report. It’s a problem occurring in other states as well.

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Revisiting the Spiritual Violence of BS Jobs

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The late David Graeber was an American professor of anthropology at the London School of Economics. His best-known writings challenged views in liberal economics about the origins of money, attempting to reconceive the historical relationship between debt and social institutions. David Graeber speaks at a panel in 2012.

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OPINION: Want to save the beleaguered English major? Abandon it.

The Hechinger Report

I entered college in 1989 with an interest in human rights advocacy, planning to be a lawyer. Still, my reaction to the current dialogue about humanities is this: The best way to save the English major is to abandon it. The English major (like many other majors in the humanities and sciences), goes back much further than that.

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After decades of pushing bachelor’s degrees, U.S. needs more tradespeople

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We needed to do a better job getting the word out,” said Van Ton-Quinlivan, the system’s vice chancellor for workforce and economic development. Skilled trades show among the highest potential among job categories, the economic-modeling company Emsi calculates. It’s the relationship that industry has with the community.

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What is a good history major?

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Students are choosing disciplines like business, economics and computer science – subjects they believe are better suited to the modern job market. After the Great Recession hit in 2007, the number of business majors nationwide went, up while enrollment for humanities majors dropped. This story also appeared in American Public Media.

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