Results of our survey on how heritage professionals use the web

Location Demographics

About a year ago, we asked you to tell us how you and your organization used the web. Below are the results of just over 300 responses. The purpose of this is to see where folks are in social media, learn how to reach them and see where they want to go.

Who will advocate for the next generation of heritage professionals? A cautionary tale for university preservation programs

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Losing a historic structure is a sad thing. Losing generations of folks to expertly protect cultural heritage is much, much worse. This past week, Louisiana’s Board of Supervisors for higher education rubber-stamped a proposal from Northwestern State University of Louisiana to eliminate the university’s bachelor’s and master’s degrees in heritage resources just as these groundbreaking interdisciplinary programs were hitting their strides. The Master of Arts in Heritage Resources (MAHR) was on track triple its number of graduates in the next year.