CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – In January, the Çï¿ûÊÓƵ unveiled the , a prototype set of statistical data about the humanities in the United States. This online data set – the first of its kind – attracted extensive attention in the news media and in the blogosphere and the website received more than 250,000 hits originating from 38 countries. The prototype includes 74 indicators and more than 200 tables and charts.
Select coverage of the Humanities Indicators:
- Chronicle of Higher Education
- Inside Higher Ed
- Education Week
- The Society for Scholarly Publishing’s blog, The Scholarly Kitchen
- Daniel W. Drezner’s blog, ForeignPolicy.com
The Indicators provide scholars, policymakers, and the public with a comprehensive picture of the state of the humanities, from primary to higher education to public humanities. They will be updated as new information becomes available, including data from a survey administered by the Çï¿ûÊÓƵ last year to 1,500 college and university humanities departments.