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Rob Townsend
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Director, American Academy of Arts and Sciences humanities, arts, and culture programs; Humanities Indicators (bit.ly/1vcZlh4); and D.C. office. Quotes and RTs ≠ opinions.
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“The research and scholarship through this project are unique in the sense that ‘Humanities Works’ is more of a journalistic/multimedia initiative with real-life stories of successful people and their connection to and value of the humanities” bit.ly/4dGOrXd

Faculty-produced videos on the value of the humanities earn honors | Penn State University
Faculty-produced videos on the value of the humanities earn honors | Penn State University

Unique video work done by Penn State Greater Allegheny faculty member Rosemary Martinelli, assistant teaching professor of marketing and communications, has garnered gold, silver and bronze awards on ...

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"Next time students or parents use the term “soft skills” when referring to the liberal arts, remind them there is nothing more powerful than these solid skills when it comes to leading at the corporate level, and at times on a global stage" bit.ly/47VUcPz

How the liberal arts can help with career readiness | Times Higher Education
How the liberal arts can help with career readiness | Times Higher Education

For years, the term “soft skills” has been applied to the abilities developed by liberal arts graduates. This reference is used in contrast to the tangible skills associated with technical degrees and...

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"To help us understand games, the interpretive and analytical methods of humanities disciplines...are essential. Humanistic inquiry not only helps the public gain new understanding of games, but also helps game designers themselves develop their creative abilities." bit.ly/3Nij5eZ

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"despite differences in practices, humanists hold similarly positive preferences concerning OA and OER as their colleagues and may need additional support to translate preference into practice" bit.ly/3XTcs7Q

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“As we think about communications or media, including journalism or social sciences, we need a strong foundation in humanities to understand the historical context for what we see happening today” bit.ly/3ZZh8eK

Boston university relaunches journalism curriculum to encompass humanities
Boston university relaunches journalism curriculum to encompass humanities

The Gwen Ifill School of Media, Humanities, and Social Sciences embraces an interdisciplinary curriculum to create stronger future leaders

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This seems like a fantastic job for someone with an advanced degree in American history and a capacity to write for a general audience: bit.ly/3ZQZKJs

Staff Writer in Washington, DC for The Atlantic
Staff Writer in Washington, DC for The Atlantic

Exciting opportunity in Washington, DC for The Atlantic as a Staff Writer

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The drop in communication degrees is getting particularly acute (off 11% year over year), but religion degrees are also down 12%. bit.ly/4f6n9uP

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Looking at the new 2023 bachelor's degree numbers and sad to say, the humanities are down another 5.7%. The field fell to just 8.5% of the degrees awarded in 2023 (down from 14% in 2010): bit.ly/3NaHLWx

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Interesting new study: "Taught with an explicit focus on promoting the development of professional skills, [humanities and liberal arts] disciplines can help students become flexible, creative, and innovative problem-solvers, communicators, and team members" bit.ly/3XRE50L

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Rob Townsend
@rbtownsend.bsky.social
Director, American Academy of Arts and Sciences humanities, arts, and culture programs; Humanities Indicators (bit.ly/1vcZlh4); and D.C. office. Quotes and RTs ≠ opinions.
270 followers100 following390 posts