"Without a proper education in the humanities, where we learn how to understand people we may never meet, how to evaluate arguments and charged rhetoric, and imagine differing scenarios from those we see every day, we may be doomed to the fate of many a failed democracy before us."
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October 18, 2017
Through studying the humanities, one has the opportunity to get to know oneself and others better, the opportunity to become better able to understand and grapple with complex moral issues, the complexities and intricacies of humanity.
September 24, 2017
"Humanities and, more generally, liberal arts majors often end up with higher lifetime earnings than specifically trained employees — according to field experts and recent research — thanks to their well-rounded background and academic foundation."
"Regardless of major — from those in the humanities, such as literature, art, music, philosophy and religion, to social sciences such as psychology — broadly educated students historically succeed in careers across the workforce spectrum"
August 31, 2017
"Of course, we need technical experts...but we also need people who grasp the whys and hows of human behavior."
"although many fields of study tell their practitioners to empathize, only literature offers practice in doing it."
"the deep cultural knowledge businesses need comes not from numbers-driven market research but from a humanities-driven study of texts, languages, and people.”
August 29, 2017
"The salaries of humanities majors have some of the biggest growth over time"
August 21, 2017
"the ever-expanding tech sector is now producing career opportunities in fields — project management, recruitment, human relations, branding, data analysis, market research, design, fund-raising and sourcing, to name some — that specifically require the skills taught in the humanities"
August 11, 2017
Reading philosophy, history, and other social science works will help these new leaders define themselves and their companies in new and appealing ways and establish a focus that embraces the values that millennials share.
August 9, 2017
"Your liberal arts degree is far from worthless. In fact, it can give you an edge in the tech industry."
July 15, 2017
But the funny thing is that I’m still hiring more humanities majors than STEM grads, and I don’t see that changing anytime soon. Here’s why.
June 28, 2017
"Tech workers cannot afford to disengage from the social context that shapes their creations."
June 2, 2017
These three women share how their liberal arts degrees helped them get their jobs at Microsoft.
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