Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Technology edging out humanities at Ohio colleges - Collin Binkley, The Columbus Dispatch

Fewer students are enrolling in humanities majors at Ohio colleges amid an upswing in the popularity of science and business programs, according to federal data. Traditionally the bedrock of a college education, humanities disciplines, including English, philosophy and history, have attracted fewer students nationally in recent years. Some scholars have lamented the fall of the humanities, while others say the downturn is overblown. http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2015/05/09/technology-edging-out-humanities.html