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As programs face cuts, the U. wants a new ‘medical humanities’ degree they say could help train better doctors

Literature is filled with examples of all sorts of doctors: Dr. Jekyll, Dr. Frankenstein, Dr. Faustus, Dr. Zhivago, even Dr. Dolittle. And it turns out that reading those books — and the study of ...
The Daily Campus

Micah Heumann dispels myths about the value of humanities degrees

The director of the Office of Undergraduate Research, Micah Heumann, gave a presentation on Monday, Feb. 26. The presentation centered around how valuable humanities majors are. File Photo/The Daily ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Humanities Education Is Alive and Well

The headline splashed across the digital pages of The New Yorker on February 27 appeared to spell tragedy for humanities education with broad brush strokes: “The End of the English Major.” But as dean ...
Daily Bruin

The Future: Need for critical thinking, creativity makes humanities studies essential

This post was updated April 25 at 11:18 a.m. What is the point of a humanities degree? Around the nation, prospective and current college students question if paying four years of tuition is worth the ...