The Downward Trend of Ancient Studies: How Enrollment, Employment, and Institutional Change within U.S. Higher Education Structure Impacts Ancient Studies Engagement

Written by Jacob Lindbert MPH, David Danzig PhD, Valeria Zubieta Lupo PhD, Pallavi Mohanan PhD, Shrangi Mishra MA

A graph of the number of ancient studies related degrees awarded yearly between 1997 and 2023.

This is the first publishing of a project that will continue to be tracked and monitored over the coming years as more data becomes available. The paper can be downloaded below with the table of contents presenting as follows:

Introduction....................................................................................Page 2

Indicator 1 - Degree Completion...............................................Page 4

Indicator 2 - Language Enrollment...........................................Page 15

Indicator 3 - Hiring........................................................................Page 17

Case Studies..................................................................................Page 23

About SASA....................................................................................Page 26

Supplemental Data.......................................................................Page 27

Conclusion......................................................................................Page 28

References.....................................................................................Page 29

Appendix 1......................................................................................Page 32

Appendix 2.....................................................................................Page 36

Appendix 3.....................................................................................Page 40

The Downward Trend of Ancient Studies Paper.pdf

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