https://journalofdigitalhumanities.org/author/scavanagh/Recent content in Scavanagh on Journal of Digital HumanitiesHugoen-USSat, 01 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0000https://journalofdigitalhumanities.org/1-4/living-in-a-digital-world-by-sheila-cavanagh/Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0000https://journalofdigitalhumanities.org/1-4/living-in-a-digital-world-by-sheila-cavanagh/<p>It’s no secret that times are tough for scholars in the humanities. Jobs are scarce, resources are stretched, and institutions of tertiary education are facing untold challenges. Those of us fortunate enough to hold tenured positions at financially stable colleges and universities may be the last faculty to enjoy such comparative privilege. The future shape of the academy is hard to predict, except to acknowledge that it is unlikely to remain static. Our profession is being rapidly reconfigured, but many changes are not happening quickly enough. In the realm of the digital, for example, entrenched traditional standards of assessment, support, and recognition still fail to encourage the kind of exciting new research that keeps our disciplines vibrant.</p>