A Balanced Education for 21st Century Success
We see it so often that we barely notice it anymore. A child shows a love of music or literature and the parent frets. “Get serious”, they tell them. “It’s a nice hobby, but it’s not a career”….
Are we losing diverse thinkers in the field of environmental studies?
As a parent and a professor I’ve been inspired by young people who are passionate about making a difference in the fields of sustainability and environmental studies. But I’ve also been troubled. Some students dropped out of the…
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 can’t make good money with a degree in English. Wasn’t it just yesterday evening that these same adults binged…
NEW INFOGRAPHIC! A Call to Integrating Dance & Education
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Individuality is the Key to Success… Right?
Heart racing, ears pounding, ready for the start, I can’t 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….
NEW FREE GUIDEBOOK! What can a student do with a degree in the arts and humanities?
Arts and Humanities. Don’t Leave College Without Them! This is not the advice most often heard among students. We all know not to leave college without a plan, a skill-set, a career path, but without the arts…
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
What’s up, it’s me, I mean you… From the future. Thought I would give you a few tips on college now that I’m a sophomore. The first thing I would say to you is that I know you’re…
Why Every Business Major Should Have an English Minor
Most people wouldn’t 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…
Tips That Will Help You Start a Successful Music Career
For most of the old generation that enjoyed its young age in the 20th century, music was never considered an actual career path that one could follow but done by those with passion. Fast forward to the 21st…
Christine Henseler, “Beyond the Silo: An Education Balanced in the Humanities and Sciences is Now More Important Than Ever for the Common Good”
We see it so often that we barely notice it anymore. A child shows a love of music or literature and the parent frets. “Get serious”, they tell them. “It’s a nice hobby, but it’s not a career”….
Call for Essays – The Entrepreneurial Arts and Humanities
CALL FOR ESSAYS When the general public hears the word “entrepreneurship” and reads articles and magazines that sell us on the “100 Most Entrepreneurial People in ______ (fill in the blank),” they usually think of new business…
The Big Question
On multiple occasions, the English major (usually during holidays, family get-togethers, and awkward introductions) is subject to the ever daunting “Now, what are you going to do with that?” question that seems to plague the mind of every…
Art Transforming Communities
Last year I co-developed and co-led a course titled “Street Smarts: The Future of Urban Living” with two fellow Union College students. The goal of the course was to explore art, health and fashion in urban environments, particularly…
Liberal Arts Is the Foundation for Professional Success in the 21st Century
“What are you going to do with that degree?” 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…
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…
What’s Your Major? Exploring the Arts and Humanities ~ a student-run workshop
This past week, I hosted an event called, “What’s Your Major? Exploring the Arts and Humanities.” Originally, I had planned to host an alumni panel event at Union and invite students to come and hear from successful graduates…
Why Mindful Coloring Matters
Maddie Lares is a current freshman at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York. An art-enthusiest since birth, Maddie received a NY6Think Tank Fellowship through which she is discovering sources that help the community recognize the various benefits…
“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…