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1780–Today| American Academy of Arts & Sciences
In light of hiring freezes and sharp declines in the number of jobs advertised in the humanities field as a whole, the second Humanities Departmental Survey (HDS-2) was designed to capture changes in the employment status and demographics of humanities faculty. A comparison of the 2007–08 and 2012–13 data reveals little change in the disciplines included in both studies. HDS-2 studied degree-granting departments and programs only at four-year colleges and universities. For the purposes of...| American Academy of Arts & Sciences
1780–Today| American Academy of Arts & Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Science. Honoring excellence and leadership. Working across disciplines and divides. Advancing the common good. From 1780 to today.| www.amacad.org
Gregory D. Abowd| www.amacad.org
The Academy's first new members were elected in 1781 and today the Academy announced the members elected in 2025. The individuals elected were recognized for excellence in various fields and professions and are invited to join the Academy in connecting across disciplines and divides to advance the common good.| American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Elected in 2025| American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Women have consistently earned a larger share of humanities degrees than men, but the humanities constitute a diminishing proportion of the bachelor’s degrees earned by women.| American Academy of Arts & Sciences
