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When Machines Take Your Job: Your Liberal Arts Background Will Save You
It’s become a truism that machines will threaten jobs because, well, it’s true. Forrester tallied up 24.7 million jobs getting…
The Rising Opportunities of a Career in Writing
Despite declining numbers for arts and humanities majors, jobs for writers (according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics site) are still growing at 2%,…
Magic Happens When Fashion Meets Books
Christine Henseler: Many students today believe that a career in art is not a viable option. What advice might you…
Want Your Kids to Have a Secure Future? Invest in a Liberal Arts Education
It’s no secret that the dynamics surrounding higher education and post-college employment are changing fast these days. The interconnected world…
Rhodessa Jones on Taking Action Through Storytelling
What advice would you like to give to young artists? Look at these spiritual and religious teaching. READ Morrison. Use…
Psychologist Kathy Pike on The Role of Arts in Today’s Mental Health Crisis
Co-authored with Dr Yasmine Van Wilt, Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Mellon Fellow at Union College, Kobalt/AWAL singer-songwriter,…
Billionaire Marc Cuban on Why Students Should Get Liberal Arts Instead of Finance Degrees
I personally think there’s going to be a greater demand in 10 years for liberal arts majors than there were…
What Daniel Pink Thinks About the Importance of the Arts and Humanities
This is the first of a series of interviews with extraordinary people who are using their skills and training as…
Why Does Activism Need Art?
Why does Activism Need Art? Ask Noriko Manabe, author of The Revolution Will Not Be Televised. This book “addresses the…
Studying to be a Scientist? Become a Storyteller
With few exceptions, in order for people in the STEM professions to have an impact, they must be able to…
Why Success Depends on Your Ability to Tell Stories
“Elon Musk and Steve Jobs are both known for their seemingly mystical power to distort reality. What gives them this…
“If I were to start again as an undergraduate, I would major in philosophy”
“If I were to start again as an undergraduate, I would major in philosophy,” said Matthew Goldstein, the CUNY chancellor,…
David Byrne on the Tangible Benefits of the Arts
David Byrne: “In order to really succeed in whatever… math and the sciences and engineering and things like that,” Byrne…
We Are: Arts and Humanities
Designed by NY6 Student Fellows Haicheng Lin and Terry Tucker
Why Art Matters to Educating Successful Entrepreneurs
A former IBM executive and venture startup CEO, Fjeld likes to remind his students that entrepreneurship isn’t easy. “You start…
Rebuilding Destruction through Art ~ Exiled Syrian Artist Tamman Azzam Tells Why
“I believe that art can’t save the country. … But I believe at the same time that all kinds of…
Why Harvard Business thinks Start-Ups Need the Humanities
“Getting your hands dirty on practical problems is a useful thing. That’s one. Second I would say is to really…
The Art World the Millennial Way
Food for Thought: What Does “Service” and “Leadership” Mean to You?
Pursuing a New Perspective in Medicine
The Place of the Smartphone at the Desk and Dinner Table
The Place of the Smartphone at the Desk and Dinner Table