Although enrollment in the humanities at universities nationwide has fallen in recent years, the same is not true of classics, or 鈥渃lassical studies,鈥� as it is sometimes called. Photo of Rome under stormy skies by Tyler Lansford.

Classics unfazed by the 鈥榗risis in humanities鈥�

Feb. 17, 2016

In the headlines, the words 鈥渉umanities鈥� and 鈥渃risis鈥� are so commonly conjoined that you鈥檇 think that college courses on human thought, experience and creativity are collapsing like the Roman Empire. The story has more nuance than the headline, as the Classics Department illustrates.