The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

Administrative actions support humanities majors

Administrative actions support humanities majors

Letter to the Editor December 3, 2017

In my role as Chief Academic Officer of the University of Vermont, I am writing to share my thoughts, some additional context and to provide a number of important clarifications to the Cynic’s Nov. 7,...

University denies stem bias, yet cuts arts

University denies stem bias, yet cuts arts

Staff Editorial November 30, 2017

While the voice of the University says one thing, the hands do the opposite. While assuring students it values the liberal arts, the University has allowed six spring music and dance classes to be cut...

Response to “Humanities Majors Deserve More”

Letter to the Editor November 15, 2017

November 10, 2017 Letter to the Editor, In my role as Chief Academic Officer of the University of Vermont, I am writing to share my thoughts, some additional context, and to provide a number of important...

Liberal arts majors supply valuable skills for success

Letter to the Editor November 10, 2017

To the Editor: In a recent edition of the Cynic, sophomore English major Jacob Potts published an eloquent opinion piece fighting back against the flack humanities majors often take from peers convinced...

Humanities majors deserve more

Humanities majors deserve more

Staff Editorial November 8, 2017

David Foster Wallace has said liberal arts contain “the real value of a real education, which has almost nothing to do with knowledge and everything to do with simple awareness.” Humanities degrees...

Improving the Humanities Center

Improving the Humanities Center

Caroline Alkire February 24, 2015

Students majoring in the humanities are used to the jokes about the apparent impracticality of their chosen degrees. The Humanities Center co-directors Luis Vivanco and David Jenemann are trying to put...

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