The pro-STEM movement has gutted high school and college humanities programs — but there's some evidence of a post-pandemic revival afoot.
to boost humanities' popularity by touting their real-world utility.
And they're making the case that studying history and literature is essential to becoming a well-rounded global citizen — or corporate middle-manager."We're seeing enrollment increases where there's actual conscious attention to giving the humanities the resources they need to make a case for their value," Paula Krebs, executive director of the Modern Language Association, tells Axios.
The humanities "have always relied on people understanding the intrinsic value of philosophy, history, English literature and foreign language study, so we haven't made the case distinctly enough to our students for what it does for them after they graduate," Krebs added.That's starting to change at places like South Dakota State University, where a program in languages "certifies students in ways that are intelligible to employers," Krebs said.
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