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A new deal for the humanities : liberal arts and the future of public higher education / edited by Gordon Hutner and Feisal G. Mohamed.
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Language
English
Published/Created
New Brunswick, New Jersey ; London : Rutgers University Press, [2016]
Description
x, 196 pages ; 24 cm.
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AZ183.U5 N49 2016
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Humanities
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Study and teaching (Higher)
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United States
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Education, Humanistic
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United States
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Public universities and colleges
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Mohamed, Feisal G. (Feisal Gharib), 1974-
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American campus series
Summary note
Many in higher education fear that the humanities are facing a crisis. But even if the rhetoric about "crisis" is overblown, humanities departments do face increasing pressure from administrators, politicians, parents, and students. In A New Deal for the Humanities, Gordon Hutner and Feisal G. Mohamed bring together ten prominent scholars who address the history, the present state, and the future direction of the humanities. Contributions are spirited and thought-provoking, covering a diverse range of topics. For instance, they deplore the push by administrations to narrow learning into quantifiable outcomes as well as the demands of state governments for more practical, usable training. Indeed, for those who suggest that a college education should be "practical" - that is it should lean toward the sciences and engineering, where the high-paying jobs are - this book points out that while a few nations produce as many technicians as the United States does, America is still renowned worldwide for its innovation and creativity, skills taught most effectively in the humanities. Most importantly, the essays in this collection examine ways to make the humanities even more effective, such as offering a broader array of options than the traditional major/minor scheme, options that combine a student's professional and intellectual interests, like the new medical humanities programs. -- from back cover.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction / Gordon Hutner and Feisal G. Mohamed
From the Land-Grant Tradition to the Current Crisis in the Humanities / Roger L. Geiger
Old Wine in New Bottles, Or New Wine in Old Bottles? : The Humanities and Liberal Education in Today's Universities / Sheldon Rothblatt
We Are All Nontraditional Learners Now : Community Colleges, Long-life Learning, and Problem-Solving Humanities / Kathleen Woodward
Humanities and Inclusion : A Twenty-First-Century Land-Grant University Tradition / Yolanda T. Moses
Sticking up for Liberal Arts and Humanities Education : Governance, Leadership, and Fiscal Crisis / Daniel Lee Kleinman
Speaking the Languages of the Humanities / Charlotte Melin
Graduate Training for a Digital and Public Humanities / Bethany Nowviskie
Can the Humanities Save Medicine, and Vice Versa? / John McGowan
The Need for Critical University Studies / Jeffrey J. Williams
What Are the Humanities For? : Rebuilding the Public University / Christopher Newfield
Afterword / Gordon Hutner and Feisal G. Mohamed.
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Liberal arts and the future of public higher education
ISBN
9780813573243 ((hardcover ; : alk. paper))
0813573246 ((hardcover ; : alk. paper))
9780813573236 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
0813573238 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
LCCN
2015011170
OCLC
908192624
Other standard number
99965017651
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