April 14, 2006

Reading and Writing Get Arithmetic

By JENNIFER HOWARD

A new project attempts to quantify the problems and opportunities facing the humanities

If the buzz at many scholarly gatherings is to be believed, the humanities have been flat-lining for a decade. Whether the topic is publishing, pedagogy, or public relations, the talk has been all about "the crisis."

Can the patient be saved? A consortium of humanities organizations, led by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, has concluded that it's time to stop lamenting and start

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