Tag: majors
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Fewer and Fewer Students Earn Degrees in the Humanities
20 years ago, nearly 15% of the undergraduate degrees conferred in the United States were in the humanities.
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A Trove of Data about Philosophy Departments in the US
How many philosophy departments are there in the United States? How many people do they employ? How many students are there in philosophy courses…
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Teaching the Practical Value of Philosophy
Philosophy departments tout the practical, transferrable skills of philosophy majors that will help them succeed in a wide range of careers: critical thinking, clear…
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Demographic Trends in the US Philosophy Major, 2001-2022 (guest post)
How many philosophy majors are there, who are they, and how has this changed over the past twenty years?
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Ethics Certificates from Philosophy Departments
Several philosophy departments are offering “ethics certificates” and other ethics programs, according to an article at Inside Higher Ed.
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Comparatively Lower Grades in Philosophy Courses: Facts, Explanation, Effects, Fixes?
Informal conversations with students and professors suggest that it is harder to get a higher grade in philosophy courses than in courses offered by…
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Pulling In Undergraduate Majors
A philosophy professor writes in asking for suggestions about how a philosophy department can attract undergraduate majors.
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Philosophy Enrollment Grows — a Little — in Canada
While the total number of undergraduate philosophy majors in Canada is down since 2010, a recent bump and some anecdotal evidence has University Affairs reporting…
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The Stand-Alone Philosophy Minor
At some schools, there’s no philosophy major, just a philosophy minor. What should it be like?
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Increase in Hiring of Liberal Arts Majors Predicted for 2020
“The biggest workplace gaps throughout technology evolution will rely on the soft skills that are cultivated by a liberal arts education instead of technical…
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Philosophy Majors Make More Money Than Majors in any other Humanities Field
Among those with bachelors degrees, the median earnings of those who majored in philosophy exceed those of majors in any other humanities field, and…
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Teaching Gen Ed Students the Value of Philosophy (guest post by Andrew P. Mills)
Earlier this year, Andrew P. Mills , professor of philosophy and director of the Integrative Studies Program at Otterbein University, and president of the American Association of…
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Philosophy Targeted at Lebanon Valley College
Administrators at Lebanon Valley College, a liberal arts college in central Pennsylvania, are currently considering an “academic restructuring” plan that will eliminate its philosophy major.
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Job Prospects for Philosophy Majors: Perception and Reality
The number of philosophy majors in the U.S. is down 35% since its recent peak in 2007, and today, philosophy majors make up only…
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Making a Case for Pre-College Philosophy
“We assume that certain kinds of questions are only for advanced students, and I think that the irony is that, in many cases, not…
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Philosophy Relies on Those Double Majors (guest post by Eric Schwitzgebel)
How many undergraduates who major in philosophy also major in another subject? In the following guest post* , Eric Schwitzgebel (Riverside) looks at the numbers and…
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The Racial Diversity of Philosophy Majors (guest post by Eric Schwitzgebel)
The following is a guest post* by Eric Schwitzgebel, professor of philosophy at University of California, Riverside. It first appeared at his blog, The Splintered Mind.
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Sharp Declines in Philosophy, History, & Language Majors Since 2010 (guest post by Eric Schwitzgebel)
The following is a guest post* by Eric Schwitzgebel, professor of philosophy at University of California, Riverside. It first appeared at his blog, The Splintered Mind.
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Encouraging Your Promising Students To Take Another Philosophy Course
This is a good idea: Every semester, about this time, I identify students in my intro classes who are doing reasonably well, seem interested…