Is the English major dying and, if so, why. A “New Yorker” article probes the reasons for enrollment declines in the humanities.
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The Declining English Major
An English prof, sensing obsolescence, turns to “In Memoriam” (also Fowles, Wordsworth & Arnold).
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English, a More Practical Major than STEM
A recent study by Google of its 72,000 employees discovered that humanities training is more beneficial than STEM.
In Defense of the English Major
Adam Gopnik makes a spirited defense of the English major in a recent “New Yorker” article.
Declining Numbers of English Majors
I mentioned yesterday an article in American Scholar (Autumn 2009) on “The Decline of the English Department: How It Happened and What Could Be Done to Reverse It.” (My thanks to my father for sending it to me.) The author’s solution: put literature first. Which I indeed think we should do but doubt that it […]
A Nurse with a Literary Background
When you are dying, would you want a former English major caring for you? You would want Sarah Tennant Simmons, a former student of mine who is now a hospice care nurse. Sarah dropped by for lunch this past Monday and told me about the work she is currently doing. While we may think of […]
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