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he news nov 13 2020 how do americans feel about the arts a new survey offers insights a new study from the american academy s humanities indicators project reveals trends among u s residents and the impact of respondents political leanings socioeconomic status gender and race source hyperallergic in the news nov 9 2020 survey on american attitudes on the humanities just over half of americans agree strongly with the statement that the humanities should be an important part of every american s education according to a new survey from the american academy s humanities indicators project source inside higher ed press release nov 9 2020 exploring the humanities in american life in a new release today the american academy reports on the first broad national survey on the humanities which asked americans about their engagement in a variety of humanistic activities as well as their beliefs about the personal societal and economic benefits of the humanities press release nov 9 2020 americans and the humanities new data new insights a new report provides data and insights about how americans engage in the humanities and what their views are on the benefits of pursuits such as studying or participating in activities related to art history languages literature history and philosophy academy article oct 1 2020 home with the humanities american engagement during the pandemic a survey of americans showed substantial engagement with the humanities especially history programs on television during the pandemic academy article may 18 2020 a profile of humanities departments pre covid a wide ranging survey of humanities departments shows that prior to the pandemic departments in most humanities disciplines appeared relatively unchanged since the great recession with the exception of declines in undergraduate degrees in the news mar 16 2020 teaching humanities courses online suddenly trying to teach humanities courses online mind your presence ask good questions and manage expectations experts say citing data from the american academy s humanities indicators project source inside higher ed bulletin feb 10 2020 humanities indicators project explores the public humanities while much of the discussion about the state of the humanities tends to focus on the declining number of students majoring in the humanities the health of the field relies on a much wider array of practices the american academy s humanities indicators project has been exploring this wider frame of humanities activity by compiling data from federal sources and conducting the first national survey about the health of the field academy article oct 2 2019 national survey to explore public perceptions of the humanities the andrew w mellon foundation has awarded 275 000 to the academy s humanities indicators project to survey the general public about the humanities academy article aug 12 2019 visits to historic sites and museums on the rise in updates released this morning the american academy s humanities indicators report that visits to historic sites museums and art galleries are on the rise in recent years academy article jul 15 2019 new evidence on waning american reading habits the american academy s humanities indicators project provides new indicators on americans dwindling engagement with books the types of texts they are reading changing attitudes about censorship and student reading proficiency bulletin may 20 2019 rediscovering humanities education in community colleges much of the attention about the humanities in higher education tends to focus on four year colleges and universities and more specifically on the declining number of students who major in the humanities in recent years the american academy s humanities indicators hi have been exploring the growing presence of the humanities in the community college sector in the news mar 11 2019 the humanities at community colleges in an effort to draw attention to the extent of the humanities at two year colleges the academy s humanities indicators conducted a national survey of community colleges and today releases the findings source inside higher ed bulletin mar 8 2019 introducing the national inventory of humanities organizations the academy recently launched a new informational resource the national inventory of humanities organizations niho data forum feb 20 2019 introducing the national inventory of humanities organizations today the academy s humanities indicators launches its latest informational resource the national inventory of humanities organizations niho in the news feb 13 2019 is anti humanities rhetoric to blame for slower phd growth robert townsend director of the humanities indicators discusses phd trends in the u s source times higher education in the news jan 6 2019 what the numbers can tell us about humanities ph d careers the humanities are anomalous in their focus on academe as being the one true career path for students robert townsend said which is why he feels he has to defend the importance of career diversity source the chronicle of higher education bulletin aug 14 2018 new humanities indicators on career outcomes for recipients of advanced degrees in a series of recent reports leaders in the sciences humanities and higher education have called for additional data on the career outcomes of recipients of graduate degrees drawing on national surveys of college graduates the american academy s humanities indicators offers a fresh perspective on the outcomes of recipients of advanced degrees providing a snapshot of their earnings occupations and job satisfaction in the news jun 11 2018 how new humanities ph d s fare new data analysis from american academy of arts and sciences says humanities ph d s may earn less than their counterparts in other fields but are satisfied particularly if they stay in academe source inside higher ed in the news may 18 2018 liberal arts colleges struggle to make a case for themselves to thwart the skepticism of prospective students some map job options offer guarantees source the hechinger report in the news apr 5 2018 when you cut the humanities what you lose is the human criticism of the humanities seems commonplace among policymakers that is in the face of contrary evidence including a recent study by the american academy of arts and sciences showing that humanities graduates have similar rates of employment and job satisfaction than those in other fields source the hill bulletin mar 7 2018 humanities indicators college graduates in the workforce drawing largely on original research using federal data sets and the gallup purdue index survey of college alumni the new report from the humanities indicators finds that college graduates with degrees from fields with below average earnings are quite similar to graduates from other fields with respect to their perceived well being in the news feb 7 2018 shocker humanities grads gainfully employed and happy a study being released today by the american academy of arts sciences based on data from the u s census and other government sources plus gallup polling of workers nationwide challenges the myth of the underemployed unhappy humanities graduate source inside higher ed data forum jan 29 2018 not by earnings alone a new report on humanities graduates in the workforce and beyond while much of the conversation about the outcomes of college graduates focuses on their earnings a new report from the american academy s humanities indicators offers a more expansive view of bachelor s degree recipients experiences in the workforce and beyond in the news oct 18 2017 why we still need to study the humanities in a stem world private and public pushes to increase stem education have given rise to new concerns about the value of a liberal arts education humanities indicators reports that the number of bachelor s degrees in the humanities that were earned in 2015 was down nearly 10 percent from three years earlier source the washington post in the news sep 20 2017 how to save the humanities make them a requirement toward a business degree since 2007 the american academy of arts sciences reports four year universities have reduced their number of departments offering art history english languages history linguistics literature and religion the proportion of students who major in the humanities in the united states has fallen from a high of nearly one in five in the late 1960s to one in 20 in 2015 source the hechinger report bulletin aug 22 2017 humanities indicators stem fields growing among four year college degree recipients new data from the american academy s humanities indicators reveal a recent substantial shift toward bachelor s and graduate degrees in the science technology engineering and medical stem fields the data also highlight some of the underlying complexities in this shift data forum jun 4 2017 communication and humanities degrees in a new release today the humanities indicators reports on substantial declines in the number of bachelor s degrees conferred in the field nca director trevor parry giles responds bulletin feb 27 2017 new findings on the costs occupations and incomes of ph d s the humanities indicators project recently released a series of reports on the life cycle of doctoral degree recipients in every field shedding light on the challenges involved in earning the degree and the occupational outcomes and incomes of those with a ph d data forum nov 9 2016 assessing the humanities marking the start of the 2016 national humanities conference the indicators released several updates about the public humanities this morning describing the financial condition of key humanities institutions bulletin aug 22 2016 the humanities in higher education the humanities face a variety of challenges in higher education as reflected both in declining numbers of college majors and in openings for new faculty according to recent findings from the humanities indicators in the news jun 28 2016 the no jobs myth tenured faculty must get vocally involved at every level of governance in the ways that our institutions hire compensate and retain educators argues carolyn betensky source inside higher education in the news jun 13 2016 why arts education matters despite evidence that points unmistakably to the workplace advantages of a well rounded education disciplines in the arts and humanities still lose ground in the national battle for curricular relevance source the huffington post in the news jun 6 2016 the disappearing humanities jobs new analysis from the academy s humanities indicators project shows dramatic decreases in open positions for professors health professions faculty jobs once equal in number to those in humanities now far outnumber them source inside higher ed data forum may 16 2016 advancing research on humanities education in the nation s community colleges given growing national attention to community colleges particularly to the professional and vocational training they provide the humanities indicators convened 22 experts to discuss how to measure the state of the humanities in this sector bulletin mar 24 2016 humanities indicators tracking the field over the past year the humanities indicators of the american academy http humanitiesindicators org have been offering evidence for many of the urgent questions facing the humanities field bulletin jun 1 2015 new report explores the state of the humanities in higher education the latest report from the academy s humanities indicators project examines the shrinking share of degrees at the baccalaureate level but also notes signs of stability or improvement for the humanities fields including evidence of rising interest in the humanities at the pre baccalaureate level increases in funding and a steady stream of new academic books data forum mar 3 2015 danger signs for the academic job market in humanities in an effort to place the job advertisements in the broader context of the humanities field staff members at the humanities indicators gathered up the numbers reported by the larger societies back to 2001 data forum mar 3 2015 the usefulness of societies job listings data ronald ehrenberg assesses the merits of the society job advertisements as data for measuring trends in academic employment for the humanities and offers some guidance on how they should be read press release sep 8 2014 new report the humanities weathered the recession but still struggle with digital and workforce issues how did humanities departments fare during the recent recession how are departments coming to terms with fast changing technologies and preparing their students for the workforce today the american academy of arts and sciences is releasing the results of a wide ranging survey of 12 disciplines that offers answers to those questions and many others on the state of the humanities in higher education data forum aug 18 2014 enclosed in a college major variations in course taking among the fields one of the recurring questions the humanities indicators receives concerns the extent to which students are engaging with the humanities as undergraduates a subject for which there is precious little data the best available information comes from an occasional survey of college graduates which includes a painstaking review of the college transcripts of a nationally representative sample of college graduates data forum aug 18 2014 who takes humanities courses in college compared with our knowledge about students who take courses in the sciences we know very little about who takes humanities courses in college with the sciences most of what we know is about majors rather than courses taken because data on majors are more readily available therefore having basic information about relative course taking by students who majored in particular subjects is extremely important data forum aug 18 2014 toward breadth in baccalaureate education those of us who teach undergraduates are familiar with the trend revealed in these data baccalaureate graduates typically have earned more course credits in the humanities about 17 as defined here than in stem fields about 13 stem majors earn fewer credits in the humanities than do students majoring in other areas and students majoring in the humanities business social sciences and education apparently earn no more than a required minimum of their credits in stem courses bulletin aug 1 2014 the academy rolls out three new research tools the american academy introduced a fully revised humanities indicators website http humanitiesindicators org a new report showing contraction across a number of funding streams for the field and a new data forum designed to spur further dialogue about the state of the humanities press release sep 3 2013 humanities report card follows the heart of the matter with data on the value and challenges facing the humanities with the national conversation generated by the heart of the matter still 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