A Mellon Foundation study estimated that by 1990 the U.S. will have a surplus of 60,000 Ph.D.s in the humanities. This article describes a unique, tuition-free program that is sponsored by the New York State Department of Education, designed to introduce Ph.D.s to the business world. (Author/RK)

It is suggested that today's pundits underestimate the intelligence of the general public and misread the future evolution of the university. It is their rhetoric, more than a trend toward vocational training, that is the largest obstacle to the reemergence of liberal education as the central purpose of the university. (LBH)

The classics are often neglected because modern educators consider them irrelevant. Yet, studying the classics facilitates mastery of standard English and stimulates intellectual awareness, both necessary to compete satisfactorily in the United States. Furthermore, liberal education stimulates students to continue learning. Adult schools, along…

Pacific Lutheran's integrated studies program includes eight courses and one seminar, all with "dynamics of change" as the theme. Courses are related to each other in pairs or sequences, each sequence having its own unifying and controlling topic expressed in the particular subjects of each course component. (Author/LBH)

Miami-Dade Community College offers a course called "The Art of Being Human," which uses a text-anthology, study guide, television films, and slide-tape independent study programs. The student taking this introductory course hopefully will be motivated to learn more about humanities in other courses or in self-study. (Author/LBH)

Illustrates one way that history, as part of the humanities, can help students to develop personal and social values. (RK)

One studies Italian for the same reason one studies any language--to become educated. Even more than for art and music, Italian is necessary for literature. Dante must be read, and in the original. Further, we study Italian to know our cultural roots and heritage. (AMH)

A general discussion is offered of the future of the humanities and their need to adapt to the new methods of instruction and evaluation suggested by faculty development. (Author/LBH)

Sponsored by a consortium of 30 American universities, Rome's Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies offers a year of study to American undergraduate classics majors. Instructors are also American and normally stay only a year; teaching assistants are always ex-students of the center. Extensive field trips are an important part of the…

This study assembles research supporting the value of an undergraduate or graduate curriculum which creatively integrates humanistic and professional training. It concludes that both the demands for breadth and depth of educational experience and for significant integration of professional study can be accomplished through innovative revision of…

A description of the syllabus of a course in ancient and modern tragedy given in English at the University of Illinois. An annotated list of the plays studied, suggested films, recordings and commentaries, and sources for audio-visual materials are included. (AMH)

Liberal arts educators must direct their energies more toward defining the human condition than toward simply recreating its past glories. The liberal arts must prepare students for the future, as well as acquaint them with the past and must incorporate discussions of today's ethical concerns. (DC)

An annotated bibliography of selected documents in the ERIC collection dealing with general education for the two-year college occupational student. (DC)

A study of court cases suggests that academic freedom litigation is more likely to originate from public multiversities and comprehensives and among faculty in the humanities and social sciences. This implies that academic units with greater organizational ambiguity are most likely to generate litigation related to academic freedom. (Author/MLW)

Winners of a contest run by the EDUCOM Software Initiative, a project to promote development and dissemination of instructional software for higher education, are identified. Criteria included the appropriateness of the software for use in higher education, its reliability, appeal and ease of use, etc. (MLW)