Compelling Articles
These articles, published by a wide variety of outlets, present compelling arguments for the important life benefits conferred by the humanities. First, we present articles that illustrate the value of the humanities for our society as a whole. They argue that the humanities provide citizens with the necessary tools to responsibly exercise their freedoms, promote the health of our democracy, and successfully navigate urgent social challenges. The remaining articles demonstrate how the humanities help diverse individuals develop crucial capacities like empathy and wrestle with timeless questions of meaning and value to find fulfillment.
Compelling Articles
It Takes More Than An Election to Guard Against Authoritarianism
Forbes | Emily Chamlee-Wright
In A Pandemic, We Need Philosophers Too
Forbes | Emily Chamlee-Wright
Why lessons from humanities and the arts matter
The Columbus Dispatch | Steve Conn
For the Sake of Humanity, Teach the Humanities
Education Week | Jim Haas
Without Liberal Arts and Sciences, America's Foundation Crumbles
The Hill | Frederick M. Lawrence
Learning to Be Human
The Atlantic | Sophie Gilbert
Huang: It's Time to Wake Up From the Default
The Daily Northwestern | Alexandra Huang
A Liberal Arts Degree is More Important than Ever
Forbes | Willard Dix
The Unexpected Value of the Liberal Arts
The Atlantic | George Anders
Commentary: How the Humanities Helps Our Veterans
The San Diego Union-Tribune | Natalia Molina