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This section captures the voices of our current generation of young adults entering college and the workplace. How does this generation think about and articulate the value of the arts and humanities from their own perspectives and in their own voices?
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Individuality is the Key to Success⌠Right?
Heart racing, ears pounding, ready for the start, I canât help but think, what good is my oar without my teammates? BLAST! The starting gun goes off and all I hear are eight oars splashing into the water….
To Make You Feel the Love
Ever since I was a little girl I dreamed of being a famous singer like Taylor Swift, Adele, or Whitney Huston. They were my idols. âPlay sports!â Take STEM classes! Iâd hear this over-played song every day. I…
Breaking Barriers: How languages promote a greater understanding between people
Communication is the base of our connection to others and the world that surrounds us. Without it, life would be pretty lonely and most likely pretty boring, too. Evidently, the best way to communicate with someone is by…
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…
Calling all Confused Students!
Imagine you are laying back in a field of green grass, the breeze is sweeping the hair across your face while the sun is beating down onto your cheeks. You look around to see a red and brown…
A Letter to Me/You – A Reassurance That Your Path Through College is the Right One
Whatâs up, itâs me, I mean you⌠From the future. Thought I would give you a few tips on college now that Iâm a sophomore. The first thing I would say to you is that I know youâre…
Are you an artist or writer? Here is how you can pursue a career in marine conservation
Do you want to get involved in marine conservation, but youâre not sure which path to take? A new book just release, titled Advice from the Ocean: Unexpected Paths into Marine Conservation, compiles the unique experiences of 22 professionals from…
Social Change through Storytelling
How Union College students are publishing a book series on Amazon to raise their voices and affect change In the spring of 2018, we, three out of 18 Union College…
The Big Question
On multiple occasions, the English major (usually during holidays, family get-togethers, and awkward introductions) is subject to the ever daunting âNow, what are you going to do with that?â question that seems to plague the mind of every…
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…
The Study of Humanities: An Even Bigger “Dividend”
âThe value of humanities-educated individuals is more than the money they make and the goods and services they produce. It is about the problems they help solve … The need…
Art Transforming Communities
Last year I co-developed and co-led a course titled  âStreet Smarts: The Future of Urban Livingâ with two fellow Union College students. The goal of the course was to explore art, health and fashion in urban environments, particularly…
Flying
Close your eyes. Open them and see sky. Feel that you are stuck on the earth. Recognize the desire inside of you to fly and dream. This dream, your dream of achieving more than is currently possible,…
Call for Papers: Extraordinary and Transformative Partnerships with the Arts & Humanities
What Crisis?: How Extraordinary Partnerships with the Arts and Humanities are Transforming the Way We Think, Work, and Live Jenny Gottstein, the Director of Games at The GoGame, a company that builds interactive experiences and high-tech…
The Impact of a Degree in Women and Gender Studies: A Student Perspective
Milinda Ajawara is a NY6 Think Tank “Next Generation” humanities contributor who worked on a project that focused on Women’s Studies (also known as Women’s and Gender Studies). Her project consisted of a series of interviews with Hamilton…
Wanna Become A Cook?: Eat Your Words!
Eat Your Words! is a New York 6 Think Tank Project of Tessa Jane “Flash” Kalinosky, with help from Professor Beck Krefting, Professor Dan Nathan, and Photographer Liv Anderson (and friends who eat the food she make). Tessa…
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