Number of Ph.D.s conferred dropped 5.4% in 2021
Preliminary data from the NSF indicate that COVID-19 hit Ph.D. production hard in 2021, but job-placement data are surprisingly rosy—just not in academe.
Source: insidehighered.com
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Study: Humanities graduate education is shrinking
A new report from the Humanities Indicators Project finds that master’s degrees in humanities fields peaked in 2012 and Ph.D.s three years later. There are no signs of a bounce back.
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Source: insidehighered.com
Fewer but Happier: Humanities Master's and Ph.D. Graduates in 2020
The year marked a historic decline in the share of upper-level degree holders in the discipline. But they like their jobs.
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Source: chronicle.com
College of Humanities Perspectives Series to spotlight free speech on college campuses
The April 26 event in Washington, D.C., will ask "How Free is Speech on Campus, and Does it Matter?" The discussion, which will be livestreamed, is part of the College of Humanities' new Fearless Inquiries Project.
Source: arizona.edu