It is difficult to explain to some, who want a short answer, why humanities matter? The predictable answer is “we teach critical engagement with the difficult but compulsive questions about what it means to be human.” Humanities is also living life day to day while questioning your everything you do; participating in society and your community as citizen who is able to make responsible decisions. It is a hard topic to compact into a short answer, due to its wide perspective of issues. Its not like a science matter, where it can be summed up in one line.
Therefore to answer such a broad question, and try to narrow it down, Andrew decided to look to alumni for the answer. He would ask them to give evidence of what there humanities courses did for them in college. It has been noted that many college students realize the value of arts and critical thinking only after they are done with college, several years later.
In a short amount of time, humanities disciplines are going to be under a lot of stress because of a limited amount of resources. The problem is mainly due to the public, administrative culture, and a lack of one-liners. Humanities is truly responsible for several things that can’t be summed up easily, but here are a few: scholarship, research, accreditation, difficult skill sets, and innovation.
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