Myth-Busting Readings on How the Humanities Can Be the Basis for Great Careers
Online Readings
“As More Attend College, Majors Become More Career-Focused” by Nate Silver
“11 Reasons to Ignore the Haters and Major in the Humanities” by Max Nisen
“The Economic Value of Liberal Education” by Debra Humphreys and Anthony Carnevale
“Why Top Tech CEOs Want Employees with Liberal Arts Degrees” by Elizabeth Segrano
“The Myth of the Unemployed Humanities Major” by Wilson Peden
“Not A Popularity Contest” by Harvey Graff
Support for International Studies and World Language Training – U.S. Department of Education
“What the data says: Advantage goes to those prepared for a global economy” – Mapping the Nation
Other Readings
Andrew Hacker, The Math Myth and Other STEM Delusions (New Press, 2016).
Jeff Madrick, “Goodbye Horatio Alger,” The Nation, Feb. 5, 2007, 20-24 [Week 7]
Doug Henwood, After the New Economy. New Press, 2003, 70-78, 234-235
Andrew Hacker, “Where Will We Find the Jobs?” New York Review of Books,
Feb. 24, 2011, 39-41
Julio M Ottino and Gary Saul Morson, “Building a bridge between engineering and the humanities,” Chronicle of Higher Education (CHE) Frn 14, 2016
Dan Berrett, “Flagging disciplines reclaim their relevance,” CHE, Feb 10, 2016
Adam Frank, “What is the value of an education in the humanities,” NPR. 13.7 Cosmos and Culture, Feb 2, 2016
Scott Jaschik, “Study traces characteristics of undergraduate education to key measures of success in life,” Inside Higher Education (IHE), Jan. 22, 2016
Stanley N Katz, “Liberal Education on the ropes,” CHE Apr 1, 2005
Scott Jaschik, “Analysis considers contradictions in high school and college students interest in humanities,” IHE, Sept 1, 2015
Wilson Peden, “The myth of the unemployed humanities major,” Association of American Colleges and Univeristies, LEAP Challenges Blog Nov 23, 2015
Gretchen Busl, “Humanities research is groundbreaking, life-changing… and ignored,” The Guardian, Oct 29, 2015