Richard Detweiler's study suggests that a liberal arts education is associated with greater odds for students to become leaders, be seen as ethical, appreciate arts and culture and lead a more fulfilling and happy life.
What can’t be replaced in any organization imaginable in the future is precisely what seems overlooked today: liberal arts skills, such as creativity, empathy, listening, and vision. These skills, not digital or technological ones, will hold the keys to a company’s future success.
As I engage in the so-called "bull sessions" around and about the school, I too often find that most college men have a misconception of the purpose of education. Most of the "brethren" think that education should equip them with the proper instruments of exploitation so that they can forever trample over the masses. Still [...]
Do the humanities sacrifice truth for theory, unlike scientists?
Debating the fusion of politics, philosophy, and manufacturing
Humanities folks need to hang together or ....
How can you study what you love—say, classical Persian poetry—and still get a job when you graduate, not to mention a career for the long-term?
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.
