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A Reason to Major in the Humanities
“Daniel Jelski, a chemistry professor at the State University of New York at New Paltz and previous dean of New Paltz’s School of Science & Engineering, argues in a New…
Higher Education Misconceived
. . . “A second misconception by policymakers is that the only important benefit from a college education is the opportunity that it gives graduates to find a middle-class job…
Lessons from the Humanities and Social Sciences
“Surveys conducted this year for the national Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences confirmed that most U.S. employers are looking for these broad-based benefits of a liberal arts education…
On Creating Your Own Path Through Life
“I hear far too often, “What can I do with a degree in X?” This question comes with a false assumption: what you do after college must directly follow from…
Are you encouraging your child to choose a major that will pay a high salary?
If so, think beyond the moment they step off of campus; think beyond the first job and beyond the first five years. Here is why: you are setting them up to fail. You see, you are right about…
Disconnect Between Public Discourse and Employer Needs
There seems to be a disconnect between public discourse and employer needs related to the arts and humanities in the job market. Parents seem to be guiding their children into majors that will “land them jobs,” worried that…
Dis/Connection and Mis/Guidance
In a recent piece in the Harvard Business Review titled “Want Innovative Thinking?: Hire from the Humanities” a student commenter made an excellent remark. S/he said: “As a current undergraduate, I see the balance between critical thinking and…
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