A favorite class focuses on the tendency to see meaningful patterns where there aren’t any, such as constellations of stars.
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A professor shows science students how humanities classes are the real stem that other disciplines sprout from. They learn that critical thinking and skepticism don’t stop when they leave the lab.
From commerce to public policy, cuts to New Zealand’s university humanities departments will have repercussions well beyond the so-called ‘ivory towers’.
SETI has been listening for markers that may indicate alien life – but is doing so ethical?
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The idea a generalist degree just leads to over-qualified graduates serving coffee Reality Bites-style is not only wrong, it is a misguided understanding of what we need from graduates.
Learning to transform, not only criticize, circumstances is an important part of humanities education.
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The idea that human activity threatens nature, and that it is important to protect wild places, dates back to the dawn of the Industrial Revolution.
Involving social sector organizations in students’ experiential learning allows students to develop important skills, and this can also serve as a community engagement and capacity-building strategy.
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Internships and work-integrated learning for social sciences and humanities students can be part of how post-secondary institutions increase their capacities to contribute to social innovation.
The humanities are labouring under a culture of managerialism – could the answer lie in reconnecting old traditions to post-1960s progressivism?
Members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe demonstrate against the war in Ukraine, Monday, March 14, 2022 in Strasbourg, eastern France.
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Big data analysis has unveiled startling links between seemingly unrelated things, such as how a person’s physical elevation above sea level might influence their personality.
An entrepreneurial mindset can help arts and humanities majors succeed in the gig economy.
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Teaching entrepreneurial skills is a staple in business schools. But it can benefit all students – including majors in engineering, agriculture and even the arts.
History isn’t just learning facts. Students learn about the past by researching information and synthesising it to form an evidence-based argument. This skill is useful for a range of careers.
Drama classes can allow management students to work on their people skills.
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Instead of focusing solely on what managers do, management and business education needs to provide students with people skills. Here’s how the arts can help.
Government plans to defund arts higher education are detrimental to both the UK’s economy and its future.
‘Ako: A Tale of Loyalty’ takes players inside a young samurai’s world in 18th-century Japan.
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A history professor describes how student-designed video games have transformed his classroom and provided a substitute for academic essays.
South Africans wait in a queue for free food. Understanding the social impact has been key to managing the pandemic.
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The lead role of public health researchers continues to be important. But there is growing acknowledgement that social scientists have to be present from the very beginning.
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A veterinary scientist by training, Massey University Vice-Chancellor Jan Thomas has turned to the humanities to learn more about Māori. Here she explains why.
Doctoral programs often prepare graduates to become professors, but those jobs are scarce today.
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Executive Director, Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences; Honorary Senior Fellow, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne