The humanities in 2015 why we need them and how they contribute to being human (Nova Publ., 2014)
Includes bibliographical references and index
The humanities in crisis: what went wrong and how to restore their centrality in our daily lives / Diana Sheets, University of Illinois, IL, US -- Humanities education and the gifted / Steven L. Pfeiffer and Jordan Burko, Florida State University, FL, US -- "Oh, the humanities!": Socrates, Aristotle, Dilbert and humanistic education in engineering at the University of Illinois / Karen K. Hyman, University of Illinois. College of Engineering, IL, US -- Music as part of the general education humanities curriculum / Tracy Carr, Eastern New Mexico University, NM, US -- The fundamental things apply / Bruce Gans, Chicago, IL, US -- The best argument for the humanities / Mark Bauerlein, Emory University, GA, US -- 1066 isn't all that: determining what is necessary to teach about history and its relationship to the humanities / Donald C. Elder III, Eastern New Mexico University, IL, US -- Cultivating critical and creative thinking and visual literacy through contemporary art practice / Jeanne Nemeth, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, IN, US -- The measure of a man: science fiction and the humanities / Patrice Caldwell and Betty Williamson, Eastern New Mexico University, NM, US -- Teaching mathematics as religion: implications for the humanities / Colin Hannaford, Oxford, England -- Multicultural education and the humanities / Geni Flores, Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, NM, US -- The high school history term paper as an introduction to the humanities and academic rigor and excellence / Michael F. Shaughnessy, Eastern New Mexico University, NM, US.