humanities
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The federal government’s prospective disinvestment in the sciences has long been the status quo for the humanities, with corporate foundations and private philanthropy providing the main funding sources.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
An additional 1,600, including those in humanities, social sciences and arts, later joined to argue that verbal reasoning and writing skills were lacking too.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
The multi-day exam, which began Sunday, drills test-takers on subjects including Chinese, mathematics, English, science and the humanities -- with the tallied scores to be released later this month.
From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026
Across swaths of the humanities, social sciences, medicine and biology, some narratives have become taboo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
Artists and others involved in the humanities are sometimes the first to declare that the value of what they do cannot be measured.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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Vocabulary lists containing humanities
The Renaissance and Early Modern European History - Introductory
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Piecing Me Together
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