HUMANITIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION: THE ROLE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GUYANA AS A PREMIER NON-PARTISAN INSTITUTION

Although Humanities in Higher education continues to be a subject that garners little institutional support, it is nevertheless tantamount to any other academic pursuit. Specifically, political philosophy and socio-economic nationality are subjects that have the potential to guide humanity into a balanced and sustainable future. In Guyana, the University of Guyana (UG) remains the premier academic institution and continues to maintain relevance and respect by being non-partisan. This essay attempts to reveal the context of this paradigm and suggests that the UGÂ’s mission and vision are needed now, more than ever. Teachers and students of Humanities will be responsible for coalescing a culturally divided society, manifesting a nation where collective wealth is paramount to individual successes. In this essayÂ’s commitment to social history, the use of Newspaper articles is paramount and reveals either public sentiment or, propaganda. Ultimately, though, the results show that there is an acknowledgment that UGÂ’s role will be tested in these times of economic change and, furthermore, that this is a defining moment for Guyanese to decide how development could transform all lives.