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Careers in the Arts and Humanities are Plentiful, and they Pay
It baffles me to hear parents tell their kids that art is a hobby, not a career; that you canât make good money with a degree in English. Wasnât it just yesterday evening that these same adults binged…
The Team that Makes Dreams Come True
What are the multiple professions that bring the company Disney To Life today? Business As Usual  When thinking of giant corporations that seem to shape the world today, what companies come to mind? Is it Amazon? Apple? Perhaps…
Why Philosophers Are Gradually Entering the Business World
In this article, journalist Sally Percy speaks to Prof. Christian Voegtlin from the Audiencia Business School in France, to understand why companies are hiring more in-house philosophers. This is how…
Why Every Business Major Should Have an English Minor
Most people wouldnât consider an English minor helpful in the business world, but English and business go hand in hand. While business will give you knowledge and skills that give you the flexibility to work in a variety…
Call for Essays – The Entrepreneurial Arts and Humanities
CALL FOR ESSAYS When the general public hears the word âentrepreneurshipâ and reads articles and magazines that sell us on the â100 Most Entrepreneurial People in ______ (fill in the blank),â they usually think of new business…
A Counter-Intuitive Approach to the Study of Sports
If you are searching for a counter-intuitive and innovative approach to the study of sports, take a look at the new and exciting certificate program at Arizona State University It’s called Sports, Cultures and Ethics and it challenges…
Money Talks: Storytelling Drives the Economy
This insightful article discusses the role of storytelling in Economics. It argues that narrative drives our beliefs and the science behind economic outcomes in public life. One example the…
Extraordinary Partnerships: How the Arts and Humanities Are Transforming America
New Book available (open access) in March 2020, through Lever Press!
The Millennials and the Future of Work: Training Tomorrow’s Leaders Through Classic Literary Texts
It was the onset of a business revolution. Information management professionals were in high demand. Data became increasingly vital to a new-age economy. Sounds like today, right? Well, it might surprise you to learn that weâre talking about…
How User Experience is Driving the Hiring of More Liberal Arts Majors
The software company Infosys is hiring Liberal Arts majors. In fact 20-30% of its future workforce are Liberal Arts majors. Why? Because their technology solutions are built on user experiences,…
Business and the Humanities: Moving Into the Future in Partnership
“Interdisciplinary alliances have come to comprise a fast-growing trend for entrepreneurial humanities departments. McMaster already offers a specialized minor in commerce for humanities majors, and its Justice and Political Philosophy…
Liberal Arts Is the Foundation for Professional Success in the 21st Century
âWhat are you going to do with that degree?â Sadly, many students in the liberal arts and humanities have gotten used to that condescending question by now. With economic downturn in 2008 and a job market demand trending…
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 artists and humanists to improve their communities, challenge assumptions, and…
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 ability isn’t a quirk of a charismatic leader; it’s a…
David Byrne on the Tangible Benefits of the Arts
David Byrne: âIn order to really succeed in whatever⌠math and the sciences and engineering and things like that,â Byrne tells Tyson above, âyou have to be able to think…
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 with an idea,” he tells them. “And you’re almost certainly…
Why Harvard Business thinks Start-Ups Need the Humanities
“Getting your hands dirty on practical problems is a useful thing. Thatâs one. Second I would say is to really encourage the liberal arts. We do a horrible job at…
Why Climate Change Needs English Majors
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Tim O’Reilly: Why Tech Needs the Classics
“Knowing how to code is only one piece of the puzzle. Tim OâReilly writes well â and he knows how to build up a team of capable writers and editors…
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