Last week an old friend sent me a link to an online article about the challenge of preparing students for employment after degrees in the humanities.  In my reply, I wrote

" This term I am teaching my students to write content for websites and blogs using wordpress and google sites, and we are building toward one main site/blog that will express the benefits and challenges of community service learning from students' perspective.  My hope is that this will do more to support the humanities, and democracy, and quality education, than an internal PR website that glosses over the harder parts of higher ed -- mixing the intellect (academic rigor) with practical service (transferable skills). Only by building up students and alumni who can see the value of combining theory and practical service will the humanities be saved.  There is no life for the academic mind if you do not feed the body and soul by providing meaningful work to fellow citizens."