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Does humanities research matter anymore? (opinion)

The rapid collapse in available research funding is one crisis in the humanities we aren’t talking enough about, Asheesh Kapur Siddique writes. Since James Sweet’s column chastising historians for “presentism” appeared in the American Historical Association’s Perspectives on History magazine last August, the discipline has been engaged in a new round of soul-searching conversations about its purpose. These conversations have centered around two concerning developments. ....

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Samantha Stearns, D90 teacher, wins top honors

Samantha Stearns always considered herself an old soul, naturally gravitating towards learning about historical events. Now an 8th grade social studies teacher at Roosevelt School in River Forest’s District 90, that passion is being recognized as the recipient of the 2023 Cook County Co-Regional Teacher of the Year and a finalist for the Illinois Teacher of the Year Award. ....

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