Percentage of Humanities Departments Engaged with Digital Activities, by Carnegie Classification and Activity Type, Academic Year 2011–2012

Alongside employment concerns, there has also been considerable discussion in and around the field about the integration of new technologies into teaching and research practices. The Academy’s survey of humanities departments found that in academic year 2012, less than half of the departments in surveyed humanities disciplines engaged with these technologies for either type of activity. Over one-third of the humanities departments—particularly at comprehensive and research institutions—were using digital tools to extend teaching beyond the traditional classroom, but comparatively few departments were supporting the use of new technologies for research through student training or guidelines for evaluating faculty-authored digital publications.