Condensed version of the presidential address delivered at the 85th Annual Meeting of the Modern Language Association of America (MLA), December 27, 1970 in New York, New York. (DS)

A paper presented at annual convention of National Council of Teachers of English (Atlanta, November 27, 1970). (Editor/RD)

Address delivered at the Third Annual Meeting of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), November 29, 1969, New Orleans, Louisiana. (DS)

Keynote address presented at the Association of Departments of English (ADE) Seminar, June 29-July 3, 1970, at San Fernando Valley State College, Los Angeles, California. (DS)

Lecture delivered at the November 2, 1968 meeting of the Association of Independent Maryland Schools.

In spite of criticism and public opinion, the liberal arts are practical and still the important core of curriculums. Many work skills developed and nurtured by the humanities are discussed as necessary for occupational success. The revival of the humanities is shown to depend on liberal arts educators. (Author/CM)

This guide to searching for "America: History and Life," a bibliographic database offering resources on topics in social sciences, humanities, and arts in the United States and Canada, covers subject scope, selection and coverage, document types and records, combined entries, subject indexing, personal names, geographic names, historical periods,…

Describes development of an interdisciplinary engineering course called "Social Aspects of the Technical Decision Process." Course content includes such interdisciplinary topics as alternative energy, ecology, and urban planning, which represent traditional engineering concepts. However, social and historical dimensions are built into topics.…

Describes the development of humanities electives for occupational programs at Bristol Community College. Discusses course objectives, funding sources, the team-taught interdisciplinary approach, and benefits for students and teachers, e.g., increasing the relevance of literary works, offering a broad approach to the humanities, and promoting…

Suggests stressing the humanistic dimensions of science as a way to bridge the gap between sciences and the humanities. Provides a rationale for focusing on the humanistic side of science and briefly describes a freshman seminar at Macalester College (St. Paul, Minn.) conducted by science, social science, and humanities faculty. (JN)

Discusses the general education role assigned by many institutions to foreign language departments and the difficulties that these have encountered in adjusting their course offerings and their goals to such role. Expresses the belief that the foreign language classroom is the ideal environment to teach the value of language as a heuristic device.…