Category: +Humanities

From today’s Chronicle of Higher Education: “The employer survey, conducted by Hart Research Associates, asked 302 employers about specific emerging educational practices and their value in helping prepare college students for success.” If you have a subscription, read about them here: http://chronicle.com/article/Narrow-Skills-Training-Wont/63665/ The gist of the article is that students need more of the skills provided…

Given the costs of higher education, parents and students often think of college as a means to an end: the job. Students tend to choose (or are pushed into) majors promising immediate and tangible monetary rewards. Such choices obviously make sense, but they can lead to short-sightedness, especially when students look upon the liberal arts…

Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner double majored in English and theatre. With the benefit of hindsight, he also encouraged his 3 sons to study the liberal arts. Why? Listen to Eisner: “Literature is unbelievably helpful because no matter what business you are in, you are dealing with interpersonal relationships. . . . It gives you…

In the wake of the recent economic crisis many business and financial institutions and even business schools have woken up to the fact that a liberal arts education is a highly valuable asset. Read this NYT article to find out why: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/10/business/10mba.html

Students often wonder what they can do with a degree in the Humanities or Liberal Arts beyond teaching, writing or editing. You might be surprised to see what the business world has to say. Read more: http://www.christendom.edu/images/pdfs/truth_liberalarts.pdf