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Calling All Writers! A Wave of New Jobs at the Intersection of Human and Artificial Intelligence
As tech behemoths and a wave of start-ups double down on virtual assistants that can chat with human beings, writing for AI is becoming a hot job in Silicon Valley….
Tim O’Reilly: Why Tech Needs the Classics
“Knowing how to code is only one piece of the puzzle. Tim O’Reilly writes well — and he knows how to build up a team of capable writers and editors…
Preparing Yourself for an Unpredictable World
“What should you do to prepare yourself for a world that is almost entirely unpredictable? Part of the answer lies in research undertaken by New College of the Humanities. The…
Careers in English that Pay Over 100K
“For those who want to maximize their income, there may be no better place to put those skills to use than in the field of management. The following five management…
“Dance Gets Me Into School”
To the teachers, the parents, the government: expand your definition of what is possible for the children you know. Let them make their own decisions, let them be inspired and…
“Employed Arts & Humanities Majors: They Exist!”
NY6 Think Tank Student Fellow, Emily Wong, speaks to an entire generation through her new blog titled “Pathways to Employment: Employed Arts & Humanities Majors: They Exist!” This is the goal of her blog: “….to quell my own…
Would You Like Fries With That?
The most popular joke told to a Liberal Arts major of any kind is that their degree is nothing more than a piece of paper that will grant them the privilege of asking customers: “Would You Like…
What Can You Do With A Humanities Major? More Than You Think
…What may be surprising, however, is the number of jobs available to humanities majors that are not typically associated with the field. In a recent survey of business and nonprofit…
To Data or Not To Data: Capturing the Humanities in Motion
Originally posted on the Academy Data Forum of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, Oct. 2nd, 2015 When the Humanities Indicators project began, its goal was to provide systematic and coordinated, reliable and usable data on the…
Counting (on) Success: Does an Education in the Humanities Count in Today’s Day and Age?
(originally posted in The Huffington Post, Aug. 19th, 2015) The Humanities have had an especially challenging time in recent years defending the value of their education to students and parents, to policymakers and politicians. The press has left…
The Greatest Innovators of the Twenty-First Century Will Address Human Needs
One of “the most significant survey related to innovation was conducted in 2011 by GE, which interviewed a thousand senior business executives in twelve countries. They found that ‘95% of…
Debunking Two Common Myths About a Degree in the Arts/Humanities
Myth #1: A degree in the arts/humanities will lead to unemployment. Truth: According to a study conducted by Georgetown University in 2013, overall unemployment rates for recent college graduates ranges from 4.8-14.7 depending on major. Information systems majors…
“Reaching For That Which Is Not Me”
“I think of what language is and does and can do,” said Smith in an interview prior to her dynamic, performance-style lecture featuring portrayals of various people she’s interviewed as…
How Music Led to the Creation of Google
On November 18th, 2014, Fortune published an article on Larry Page, co-founder of Google, titled “How music education influenced Larry Page.” Here is an extract from the article: “As Google…
NY6Think Tank Fellow Launches Exciting Instagram Project
Student Fellow, Miri Reinhold (Colgate University) has launched her new Instagram feed for her project titled “Humans of the Humanities.” Mission: “Think the humanities aren’t a practical academic pursuit? Think you’ll get nowhere with a degree in arts…
On the Edge of Unemployment and the (Liberal) Arts: The Arts Edge Program at James Cook University in Queensland, Australia
Despite being one of the centers of Australian tourism, with its proximity to the Great Barrier Reef and the World Heritage listed Daintree Rainforest area, the vicinity around the Cairns campus at James Cook University, in Queensland, Australia,…
Employers Care About How Well You Talk and Think
The usual sneers about whether Aristotle is going to “come in handy on the job” are so utterly misguided. “After college,” says a young woman who dropped out after all…
Do You Know What To Do with the Future?
If Thomas Friedman is right, if the future belongs to those who can invent new jobs and industries rather than staffing existing ones, then it belongs to people with a…
Businesses Find the Right Intellectual Wattage in Students of the Humanities
Business leaders around the world have told me that they despair of finding people who can help them solve wicked problems — or even get their heads around them. It’s…
Why Employers Seek Students with Liberal Arts Degrees
Students, listen up! In his book Excellent Sheep, William Deresiewicz explains why liberal arts graduates are so highly valued by employers. He says that the liberal arts are not just…
To Make You Feel the Love
Calling all Confused Students!
The Art World the Millennial Way
Food for Thought: What Does “Service” and “Leadership” Mean to You?
Pursuing a New Perspective in Medicine