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Rob Townsend

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Director, American Academy of Arts and Sciences humanities, arts, and culture programs and Humanities Indicators (http://bit.ly/1vcZlh4). Quotes and RTs ≠ opinions.

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    Rob Townsend @rbtownsend.bsky.social

    "By denigrating the humanities and undervaluing it instead of incorporating it into your STEM studies to enhance your outlook and aspects of your humanity, it might be that you aren’t investing in your future as a person with a place in the world." bit.ly/45FjfH3

    People who do not value other people and the society they live in will not realize the humanities exist to point out the world has unjust social structures in need of dismantling or adjustment

    [Tech Thoughts] As AI develops, we'll need the humanities even more

    People who do not value other people and the society they live in will not realize the humanities exist to point out the world has unjust social structures in need of dismantling or adjustment
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    Rob Townsend @rbtownsend.bsky.social

    "The University of Utah will discontinue 81 academic programs — from foreign languages to theater and dance — in response to the Legislature’s mandate to cut higher education budgets....Most of the degree cuts are in the College of Humanities, which lost 22 programs." bit.ly/3IYoM2T

    The University of Utah will discontinue 81 academic programs in response to the Legislature’s mandated budget cuts for higher education.

    The University of Utah is slashing these 81 academic programs under state-mandated budget cut

    The University of Utah will discontinue 81 academic programs in response to the Legislature’s mandated budget cuts for higher education.
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    Rob Townsend @rbtownsend.bsky.social

    "A federal judge in Oregon has issued an injunction temporarily stopping the mass cancellation of National Endowment for the Humanities grants to humanities councils around the country" bit.ly/3URnRni

    A federal judge in Oregon has issued an injunction temporarily stopping the mass cancellation of National Endowment for the Humanities grants to humanities councils around the country

    Judge issues temporary injunction against Trump administration cancellation of humanities grants

    A federal judge in Oregon has issued an injunction temporarily stopping the mass cancellation of National Endowment for the Humanities grants to humanities councils around the country
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    Rob Townsend @rbtownsend.bsky.social

    “A federal judge in Oregon today issued a preliminary injunction ruling that the termination of humanities councils’ operating grants in April by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) was unlawful.” bit.ly/3H9VnlH

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Hannah Hethmon, Communications Manager, Federation of State Humanities Councils (hhethmon@statehumanities.org) FEDERATION OF STATE HUMANITIES COUNCILS GRANTED PREL...

    Federation of State Humanities Councils Granted Preliminary Injunction in Lawsuit Against NEH - Federation of State Humanities Councils

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Hannah Hethmon, Communications Manager, Federation of State Humanities Councils (hhethmon@statehumanities.org) FEDERATION OF STATE HUMANITIES COUNCILS GRANTED PREL...
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