Humanism
The Humanist VocationBy DAVID BROOKSPublished: June 20, 2013 444 Comments A half-century ago, 14 percent of college degrees were awarded to people who majored in the humanities. Today, only 7 percent of graduates in the country are humanities majors. Even over the last decade alone, the number of incoming students at Harvard who express interest in becoming humanities majors has dropped by a third. Josh Haner/The New York Times David Brook Most people give an economic explanation for this decline. Accounting majors get jobs. Lit majors don’t. And there’s obviously some truth to th... mais »
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