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College of Humanities Newsletter

Spring 2013

An interview with Eloise Klein Healy, L.A.'s first poet laureat and former Director of the Women's Studies Program. Read the newsletter>>

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A Harry Potter Cross-Generational Discussion

College seniors and grade-school guests discuss the nature of children's literature in Dr. Ranita Chatterjee's English seminar,

Martha Escobar: 2013/14 Humanities Research Fellow

The College of Humanities congratulates Chicana and Chicano Studies professor Martha Escobar on being named a 2013/14 University Research Fellow. Read More>>

Ana Sánchez-Muñoz Receives Outstanding Faculty Award

The College of Humanities congratulates Ana Sánchez-Muñoz on receiving an Outstanding Faculty Award from the Omega chapter of Phi Beta Delta, an academic Read More>>

In Memoriam Professor Lawrence D. Stewart

We lament the passing of a gentleman and a scholar, Lawrence D. Stewart, age 86, in Beverly Hills, California, March 8, 2013. Read More>>

Why Study the Humanities?

As education becomes ever more focused on professional degrees and vocational training, employers increasingly report that what they seek is not necessarily more specialized degrees but rather people who can think, who can synthesize, who can analyze, and who can apply a broad base of thought to a wide variety of areas.

The College of Humanities teaches students to read, write and think. Our graduates are prepared for a 21st-century workforce that advances those who have the power not just to achieve and innovate but to communicate their ideas to an audience beyond their applied field.

Humanities subjects have historically been at the heart of American academic ideals, and that infusion of humanities makes the difference between a degree and an education. Unlike a narrowly focused professional or vocational degree, humanities degrees are unlimited in their potential applications. Skeptics may ask, "What can you do with a degree in English?" We would respond, "What can't you do?"

• Further reading: the keynote address to the National Humanities Alliance, "Advocating for the Humanities," by Richard H. Brodhead, President of Duke University.

Career Options for Degrees in
the Humanities

The College of Humanities comprises wide ranging academic disciplines that examine the human condition from expressive, cultural, and theoretical perspectives. Humanities students master the arts of thinking critically, analyzing information, and accommodating diverse ideas to understand and interpret our increasingly complex world. Degrees in the Humanities disciplines deliver a well-rounded education along with life skills that are always in demand, preparing students to pursue an endless variety of vocational goals and careers.

Master of Arts in Humanities

A distinctive graduate degree program for midcareer adults who recognize that only by changing habits of mind can the world be changed. tsengcollege.csun.edu/humanities/ for more information.