A Small Pennsylvania College’s Big Investment in the Humanities

As humanities programs face continued cuts and public skepticism of their value, a small Pennsylvania liberal arts college is setting itself apart by investing and creating more opportunities for its humanities majors. ycoming College, in Williamsport, PA, recently opened an on-campus research center, established an annual undergraduate humanities research conference and launched a related journal to publish research students present at the conference. Academic leaders have also gotten students involved in a digital project focused on the institution’s history.