Selling the Humanities During Economic Crisis

One idea that elite universities like Yale, sprawling public systems like Wisconsin and smaller private colleges like Lewis and Clark have shared for generations is that a traditional liberal arts education is, by definition, not intended to prepare students for a specific vocati …

A Language Explorer Who Heard Echoes of Africa - New York Times

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A Language Explorer Who Heard Echoes of Africa New York Times But its very existence led Turner to dig deep for African-Muslim elements in Gullah culture, and he found some, in both language and religious rituals like ... and more »

Wakefield students learn language, culture firsthand - Rappahannock News

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Wakefield students learn language, culture firsthand Rappahannock News The exposure to the people and the culture was pretty tremendous and revealing. I had always thought of Argentina as one of the more wealthy and bountiful ...

Smyrna student learns Arabic - The Daily News Journal

Smyrna student learns Arabic The Daily News Journal I checked it out and thought this was something I could do," Sinha said. The language program offers scholarships for those interested in learning Arabic, ... and more »

Museum and Gallery Listings - New York Times

Museum and Gallery Listings New York Times This absorbing think piece of an exhibition gives some answers, defining visual culture in the broadest sense by interspersing videos and vintage magazines ... and more »