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It’s true that this article reflects one employer’s view. But this view aligns with the research in Academically Adrift and a lot of other direct testimony by forward-thinking employers. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-strauss/hiring-english-majors_b_3484409.html *thanks to Kristen Matthews for link

A few universities in Great Britain and Holland are moving away from specialization. The argument being that the modern economy requires increasing flexibility and forward thinking. Is this change the sign of a new trend? read here: http://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/14/the-new-case-for-liberal-arts/

Tom Friedman writes today in the NYT about a new kind of HR/job training company – a start-up focused on bridging the gap between job-seekers and job-creators in the so-called “new” economy. Citing the CEO, Eleonora Sharef: “The market is broken on both sides… Many applicants don’t have the skills that employers are seeking, and…

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Listen to Markus Smith, Matt Wickman and Scott Sprenger discuss the current state of the humanities in the U.S. http://media.byub.org/mp3/fmarchive/thinkingaloud/2013/5/ta130523.mp3

The show will air on Thursday, May 23 at 11:00 am and 8:00 pm on Classical 89 and 11:30 am and 6:00 pm on BYU Radio. It will also be archived at BYU Radio.

From a speech by Geoffrey Galt Harpham, Director, National Humanities Center Bruce Cole, appeared at the inauguration of the new governor of the State of Mississippi, one of the most deeply conservative states in the union, to state that the humanities speak to “what makes us human:  the legacy of our past, the ideas and…

read here: http://chronicle.com/article/Is-ROI-the-Right-Way-to-Judge/138665/

Is college about broad intellectual cultivation, research and self-discovery or is it about learning job skills? This is the subject of a current debate in Texas, which reflects a nationwide debate over the purpose and future of higher education. As in many such debates, high-level decision makers in Texas want to streamline college degrees and…

More important for many jobs, according to a recent AACU survey of employers, are skills such as analytical thinking, persuasive communication and problem-solving. read more here: http://blogs.wsj.com/atwork/2013/04/10/your-college-major-is-a-minor-issue-employers-say/?mod=e2fb *thanks to Barbie De Soto for link