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Conservative columnist David Brooks argues for the necessity of studying the humanities for understanding the vicissitudes and seeming irrationality of human behavior. Great books (novels, plays, philosophical treatises) explore “emotional veins” of human existence in ways that other “scientific” disciplines have difficulty explaining. He cites several recent examples of world-historical events that cannot be fully…

Read her speech here: http://www2.ed.gov/news/speeches/2010/05/05262010.html

Excerpt: For starters, research indicates that effective language instruction must be culturally grounded. Acquiring a language involves learning the culture or cultures intimately associated with it. Although business students, for example, can operate in English in a large number of countries, a deeper understanding of the cultures there would enhance their performance as employees or…

read here: http://chronicle.com/article/The-Unintended-Value-of-the/65619/

Want to engage in humanitarian work? Here are several possibilities to consider: http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700033355/Volunteer-opportunities-abound-in-Utah.html?s_cid=rss-30

The 2011 Spring Student Internship Program is now accepting applications. Click here (http://careers.state.gov/students/programs.html#SIP) for more information and to start the online application process. Please note that the deadline to submit completed applications is July 01, 2010. You must be a U.S. Citizen and a student (a full- or part-time continuing college or university junior, or graduate student – including graduating seniors…

The market values the liberal arts. It’s just that you need to know how to translate your skills into ways that the market will readily understand them. More: http://www.quintcareers.com/marketing_liberal-arts_degrees.html

Many of the top execs at Disney started at the bottom and worked their way up. An internship is an excellent way to get work experience, understand a company’s culture and learn about opportunities. Check the Disney careers website for internship possibilities suitable for you: http://corporate.disney.go.com/careers/students.html

The evidence is crystal clear: the internship is now expected by employers and is the single most important key to bridging a university degree to work.  More here: http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/best-graduate-schools/2010/04/15/when-a-degree-isnt-enough.html

Newsweek makes a convincing case for Humanities+ and + Humanities. See here: http://www.newsweek.com/id/235921