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Christine Henseler, âBeyond the Silo: An Education Balanced in the Humanities and Sciences is Now More Important Than Ever for the Common Goodâ
We see it so often that we barely notice it anymore. A child shows a love of music or literature and the parent frets. âGet seriousâ, they tell them. âItâs a nice hobby, but itâs not a careerâ….
Call for Essays – The Entrepreneurial Arts and Humanities
CALL FOR ESSAYS When the general public hears the word âentrepreneurshipâ and reads articles and magazines that sell us on the â100 Most Entrepreneurial People in ______ (fill in the blank),â 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 âNow, what are you going to do with that?â question that seems to plague the mind of every…
Art Transforming Communities
Last year I co-developed and co-led a course titled  âStreet Smarts: The Future of Urban Livingâ 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
âWhat are you going to do with that degree?â 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…
Whatâs Your Major? Exploring the Arts and Humanities ~ a student-run workshop
This past week, I hosted an event called, âWhatâs Your Major? Exploring the Arts and Humanities.â 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…
Would You Like Fries With That?
 The most popular joke told to a Liberal Arts major of any kind is that their degree is nothing more than a piece of paper that will grant them the privilege of asking customers: âWould You Like…
To Data or Not To Data: Capturing the Humanities in Motion
Originally posted on the Academy Data Forum of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, Oct. 2nd, 2015 When the Humanities Indicators project began, its goal was to provide systematic and coordinated, reliable and usable data on the…
The Importance of Mission and STEAM in Business Today
As a Not-For-Profit Administrator I was often plagued by the assumption from For-Profit Business Professionals that our work was substandard to their own, that by virtue of the title we were an inferior business model. Even our Presidential…
Counting (on) Success: Does an Education in the Humanities Count in Today’s Day and Age?
(originally posted in The Huffington Post, Aug. 19th, 2015) The Humanities have had an especially challenging time in recent years defending the value of their education to students and parents, to policymakers and politicians. The press has left…
Post Your Instagram Inspiration!
Follow, contribute and post your photography/art and your expression of why the arts and humanities are important to you! Go to your Instagram account, and follow NY6ThinkTank
Invitation to Participate in New AH21CW Volunteer Program
The Arts & Humanities in the 21st Century Workplace advocacy initiative is launching a new Volunteer Program. If you are interested in becoming an AH21CW Volunteer and adding your voice to the international conversation on the applicability of the…
Shout Out for the Humanities Student Contest
4Humanities.org announces its Shout Out For the Humanities student prize contest. Prizes are offered for best undergraduate (1st prize: US $1,000 â 2nd: $700 â 3rd: $300) and best graduate student (1st prize: US $1,000 â 2nd: $700…
A Surprising Success Story: Jobs and the Arts and Humanities
Originally published in The Huffington Post on August 12, 2014 (a publication about this site) When you think “jobs,” do you think “arts and humanities”? No? Well, maybe you should. You see, as the world gets bigger and…
Google leads search for humanities PhD graduates
Those worried about the value of studying the arts and humanities, particularly at the postgraduate level, take heart: Google wants you. In a boldly titled talk at a conference at…
âÂżPor quĂ© estudiar artes y humanidades?â trans. by Ricardo Pesado
Translation into Spanish by Ricardo Pesado of Christine Henselerâs âWhy Study the Arts & Humanities?â [original post in English]: La pregunta de por quĂ© estudiar artes y humanidades persigue a nuestras disciplinas todos los dĂas. No es una…
The Art World the Millennial Way
Food for Thought: What Does “Service” and “Leadership” Mean to You?
Pursuing a New Perspective in Medicine
The Place of the Smartphone at the Desk and Dinner Table
The Place of the Smartphone at the Desk and Dinner Table