What could you possibly do with that degree?”  If you’re pursuing a degree in a humanities field such as English, history, ...

Faced with this new and unprecedented challenge, there has never been a more urgent need to make the case for why the study ...

The humanities at the University of Chicago can never be contained within a final, completed form. They must be responsive to ...

Gaining knowledge on the many ways in which people can express themselves shows the classically educated student just how thoughtful and eloquent human beings are. A classical education is freeing. It ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. For years, students have been flocking to STEM fields, prompting a nearly 25% decline in the ...

Since last September, I’ve been spending seven hours a day, five days a week happily researching the history of women in electrical engineering. So far I’ve uncovered the names of more than 200 women ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21) ties federal graduate funding to post-study incomes and caps loans, effectively penalising disciplines not aligned with immediate workforce returns. In ...

The author, a graduating senior at the University of Louisville, reflects on their lifelong passion for reading and writing. Despite parental concerns about career prospects, the author champions the ...

The University of Chicago’s recent decision to pause graduate admissions in nearly every humanities program for 2026-27 is ...