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WFU Humanities Institute @wfuhumanities.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

AI might actually be the thing that saves the humanities. 📖 After years of program cuts and STEM-focus, academia is seeing a renewed interest in the "human" side of tech. #LiberalArts #TechTrends #Education

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Are the Humanities Poised for an Academic Comeback?

There are reasons to be optimistic

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National Humanities Center @natlhumanities.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

We’re hiring an Events Manager to plan, organize, and execute major events for the Center. Visit our website to learn more about the role and spread the word about this exciting opportunity to join the NHC team.

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Careers at the National Humanities Center | National Humanities Center

The National Humanities Center is looking for amazing and talented humanists. Join our team!

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WFU Humanities Institute @wfuhumanities.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

In light of Harvard, UChicago, and Brown pausing their Ph.D. Admissions for the humanities, this post discusses how there are too many humanities Ph.D.s out there.

Opinion | Pauses in Ph.D. Admissions Are a Blessing in Disguise

The overproduction of doctorates in the humanities has ruined the job market.

WFU Humanities Institute @wfuhumanities.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

This article finds that Sociology is so left-leaning that the left-to-right wing ratio is 44:1. What does this dwindling viewpoint diversity mean for the field?

WFU Humanities Institute @wfuhumanities.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

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This article discusses “public humanities”, or “writing for someone else” as a concept. The author, who was LARB’s senior humanities editor and worked on Avidly, describes her unique way of viewing it.

WFU Humanities Institute @wfuhumanities.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

This article “Literature Is Not a Vibe: On ChatGPT and the Humanities” explores Open AI’s published article on the Guardian, which some said is the first AI-generated essay that moved them, and reports on the findings of their own Ai experiment. buff.ly/3GY9c3q

Literature Is Not a Vibe: On ChatGPT and the Humanities | Los Angeles Review of Books

Rachele Dini discusses OpenAI’s “A Machine-Shaped Hand” and an academic sector in crisis.

WFU Humanities Institute @wfuhumanities.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

How do we know that our minds are naturally designed to grasp reality as it really is?” This philosopher explores the relationship between consciousness and drug in his new book, “On Drugs: Psychedelics, Philosophy, and the Nature of Reality”

Psychedelics Blew His Mind. He Wants Other Philosophers to Open Theirs.

An intense exchange with Marilyn Monroe sounds silly. But in a new book, Justin Smith-Ruiu is dead serious about what we might learn from altered states.

National Humanities Center @natlhumanities.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

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Join our team! We’re hiring a Vice President of Development to advance our organization’s philanthropic mission. Visit our website for more information about the position, including how to apply.

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The National Humanities Center is looking for amazing and talented humanists. Join our team!

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WFU Humanities Institute @wfuhumanities.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

What is Lunar Photography? Here is a demonstration that showcases how a discipline can bring “the Heavens Down to Earth”. Interdisciplinary works like these are what the HI try to promote here at Wake Forest.

How Lunar Photography Brought the Heavens Down to Earth

The pictures taken by the Apollo astronauts are astonishing — not only as scientific records, but also as works of art. Our critic Jason Farago shows you why.

WFU Humanities Institute @wfuhumanities.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Celebrating a nine week streak for posting on Bluesky and Instagram!! For limited time this week, follow us for a follow back

An image of a plant growing into a 9-week posting streak with Buffer

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WFU Humanities Institute @wfuhumanities.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

What the Dean of Honors of the University of Tulsa think they should do to keep a Liberal Arts Education alive, including “creating an intentional community where our students lived in the same dorm and studied the same texts.” The administration, however, has other ideas.

Opinion | This Is Who’s Really Driving the Decline in Interest in Liberal Arts Education

Students want to study the humanities and liberal arts. But university administrators keep getting in the way.

WFU Humanities Institute @wfuhumanities.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

This week, we are sharing news about podcasts. Here are 6 podcasts for making and appreciating art: buff.ly/hD6Wo21. And here’s an article exploring how voice clone can increase podcasting efficiency significantly, but might leave the audience feeling less connected to the podcasters.

For Podcasters, a Voice Clone Is a Double-Edged Sword

Are A.I. replicas a boon for productivity or a betrayal of the bond with listeners?

WFU Humanities Institute @wfuhumanities.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

The new book, Unabridged, explains how words make it into the dictionary. Diving into the history of the Merriam Webster dictionary, Stefan Fatsis explores what words make the official grade. Here is a book report on it:

Wut? It’s in the Dictionary. A New Book Explains How.

In “Unabridged,” Stefan Fatsis explores what words make the official grade.

Jessica MacLellan @archaeolojess.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

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www.scientificamerican.com/article/arch... "Archaeologists Uncover a Monumental Ancient Maya Map of the Cosmos" -- exciting news from Aguada Fénix, Tabasco! 🏺

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There’s a Monumental Cosmic Map Hidden beneath Mexico’s Oldest Maya Site

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of a ritual-based site that may have been built long before the rise of Maya rulers

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WFU Humanities Institute @wfuhumanities.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Remember the response statement from the University of Tulsa after we posted the Opinion | They’re Killing the Humanities? The response, “The Humanities are Alive and Well in the University of Tulsa” actually borrowed its title from this article!

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Opinion | The Humanities Are Alive and Well in Utah

Utah Valley University bucks the trends.

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Wake Forest University @wakeforest.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Pro Boo-manitate is everywhere. 👻🖤 Happy Halloween, Deacs!

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WFU Humanities Institute @wfuhumanities.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Happy HALLOWEEN!! 🎃👻🧙🧙‍♀️ Not our usual post time nor post material, but in honor of Halloween, here’s a Halloween themed article we’ll like to share. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/r...

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How One Neighborhood Engineers the Ultimate Halloween Spectacle

WFU Humanities Institute @wfuhumanities.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Our social media team is back up and running 😊 For the lucky ppl who are seeing this if you dm us “hi institute” (pun intended) we will give you a follow back on the platform you messaged us from! We are on insta and FB as well! Link to insta: www.instagram.com/wfuhumanitie... Valid for a week

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