More defense of the liberal arts
Humanities majors have skills
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On Welding and Philosophy
Debating the fusion of politics, philosophy, and manufacturing
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11, 2015
STEM talks
Grundlos: Watch out, you almost ran me over! Where are you rushing off to? Magnus: I'm off to give a talk and I'm in a hurry. Grundlos: What is the talk about? You're not very dressed up. Magnus: Look, that's not necessary. It's about the meaning of STEM. Grundlos: What is STEM? Magnus: Don't you [...]
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The Humanities must unite or die
Humanities folks need to hang together or ....
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10, 2015
Liberal arts grads are joining the tech workforce more rapidly than technical grads (LinkedIn, August 2015)
In our modern work economy, people have more opportunities and resources to get the job they want; what matters the most is what people do to get those jobs.
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College knowledge and computers (Robert Shiller, NYT, May 23, 2015)
A college education should be "broad and general," providing "complex communication skills and expert knowledge."
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05, 2015
Notes on the Humanities Crisis (Princeton Alumni Weekly, July 2014)
The humanities have a PR problem
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05, 2015
The Real Crisis of the Humanities (NYT, December 2013)
“Crisis” and “decline” are the words of the day in discussions of the humanities. A primary stimulus for the concern is a startling factoid: only 8 percent of undergraduates major in humanities. But this figure is misleading.