CONNECT YOUR ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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From Liberal Arts to High Powered Career
Forbes magazine features a former English major and photography minor discussing his career path to the corporate boardroom. Along the way he identifies key competencies his humanities training helped him cultivate. How to Turn Your Liberal Arts Major
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Humanities, STEM, and Professional Prospects
Recent comparative studies of post-college employment in the UK show that humanities graduates do better than STEM graduates in employability among the fastest growing sectors of the economy. In times of economic uncertainty, liberal arts training fosters a broader skillset that enables graduates greater flexibility in moving from one professional sector to another. Focused on…
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Humanities as Essential Services
The contributions of some fields to the pandemic challenges are self-evident. But this article details key ways that humanities training can make a difference in public heath from storytelling to translation services. From Inside Higher Ed HUMANITIES AS ESSENTIAL SERVICES
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Why Studying Humanities Is a Good Idea Now More Than Ever
This piece from Study Portals offers a concise account of what makes Humanities training so valuable in today’s marketplace. Studying Humanities Now More Than Ever
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Long-term benefits of a Liberal Arts Education
A recent Georgetown University Study shows that Liberal Arts colleges that offer a mix of professional and general education prepare students better for the challenges of a changing economy. Follow the links for the Washington Post article as well as the report from Georgetown’s Center on Education and the Workforce: “Liberal Arts Education” “ROI of Liberal…
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Research skills, study abroad, and Literature’s Links to AI
This article highlights some of the powerful ways humanities training translates to the technology sector. How A Degree In Scandinavian Mythology Can Land You A Job At One Of The Biggest Tech Companies
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Tech CEO Needs Humanities Majors
A tech CEO makes the case for “embracing a genuine liberal arts education” and explains why he plans to keep hiring humanities majors. STEAM OVER STEM
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The Long-Term Material Benefits of Humanities Training
This piece by David Demming draws on multiple studies to show that initial salary advantages for STEM majors fade significantly after the first job. Liberal Arts majors catch up and even exceed their STEM peers over time for two primary reasons. First, narrow technical training often target skills that are valuable in the near term…
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Skills that won’t be Automated
Recent studies from McKinsey and Forrester point point to an increasing rate of job automation. Stephen Kosslyn argues that soft skills, including the ability to take into account the effects of context in our decision making, are the key to portable and durable (automation resistant) professionalization. Read the article from Harvard Business Review here: Are You…
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Former Treasury Secretary Calls Philosophy His Most Valuable Undergraduate Course
In a New York Times editorial, Robert E. Rubin, Secretary of the Treasury from 1995 to 1999, reflects on the colleges studies that had the greatest impact on his life and career. Rubin’s his readings in existentialist philosophy helped him develop a unique perspective when it came to navigate significant challenges in the world of…
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