Back to Show
Amanpour & Co.
Are the Humanities in Crisis?
In the decade following 2008, the share of people in the U.S. graduating with bachelor's degrees in humanities dropped by a third. What's at play here, and why does it matter? Andrew Delbanco is a professor of American studies at Columbia University and the recipient of a National Humanities Medal from President Obama. He discusses the importance of reversing the humanities decline.
Support Provided By
Season
Unlock with PBS Passport
55:29
Norman Ornstein; Mouaz Moustafa; Charlie Warzel; Edward Berger
Unlock with PBS Passport
55:46
Errol Morris; Jacob Soboroff; Omer Bartov; Paul Krugman
Unlock with PBS Passport
55:36
Narges Mohammadi; Mark Esper; Jia Tolentino
Unlock with PBS Passport
55:47
Tom Fletcher; Martin Baron; Kris Brown
Unlock with PBS Passport
55:47
Dmytro Kuleba; Mediha Ibrahim Alhamad and Hasan Oswald; Jennifer Granholm
Unlock with PBS Passport
55:47
Stephen Rapp; Angela Patton; Natalie Rae; Eric Schmidt
Unlock with PBS Passport
55:47
Philippe Lazzarini; Payal Kapadia; Mohamad Hafez
Unlock with PBS Passport
55:31
Sheikh Abdulrahman Al Thani; FM Barth Eide; FM Jaishankar; Alex Gibney; Alexis Bloom; M. Gessen
Unlock with PBS Passport
55:31
Clarissa Ward; Kaja Kallas; Elbridge Colby; Noah Bookbinder and Gregg Nunziata
Unlock with PBS Passport
55:45
Rami Jarrah; Geir Pedersen; Jon Finer; Abby Edaburn; Jacob Tice
Unlock with PBS Passport
55:47
Gabrielius Landsbergis; Thierry Arnaud; Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham; Daniel Bogado and Barry Hirshorn
Unlock with PBS Passport
55:46
Mosab Abu Toha; Demi Moore; Ronan Farrow