Compelling Articles on the Value of Studying the Humanities
The following articles—taken from a wide variety of publications—make the case for studying the humanities and employ a variety of different arguments to do so. Some focus on the skills gained, others on preparedness for particular careers, and still others on the non-market oriented benefits.
This is just a small selection from the genre, but these articles have been selected either because 1) their arguments are particularly compelling or novel or 2) because they performed particularly well on social media.
Articles
To Be a Good Doctor, Study the Humanities
Pacific Standard Magazine | Angira Patel
Studying Humanities Teaches You How to Get a Job
Pacific Standard Magazine | Ilana Gershon & Noah Berlatsky
How the Humanities Can Train Entrepreneurs
The Atlantic | Jon Marcus
Liberal Arts in the Digital Age
Harvard Business Review | JM Olejarz
There's Still Room for the Humanities in Our Tech-Focused Workforce
WNYC
Society Needs Humanities Majors
The Seattle Times | Gina Barreca
Without Liberal Arts and Sciences, America's Foundation Crumbles
The Hill | Frederick M. Lawrence
For the Sake of Humanity, Teach the Humanities
Education Week | Jim Haas
STEM Education is Vital--but not at the Expense of the Humanities
Scientific American
Training Good Doctors Starts with the Liberal Arts
New Republic | Lisa Adams, Leslie Henderson, & Glenda Shoop
Embracing the Humanities: A Perspective from Physics
NPR | Tania Lombrozo
Why America's Business Majors are in Desperate Need of a Liberal Arts Education
The Atlantic | Yoni Appelbaum
Learning to be Human
The Atlantic | Sophie Gilbert
Humanities and Business go Hand in Hand
The Boston Globe | Tracey Carlson
Thomas Jefferson Would not Have Liked this College Trend
The Washington Post | Valerie Strauss & Michel Roth
Building a Bridge Between Engineering and the Humanities
The Chronicle of Higher Education | Julio Ottino & Gary Saul Morson
What is the Value of an Eduation in the Humanities
NPR | Adam Frank
Who Needs Philosophers? Scientists, Politicians, and Welders do
Time | Douglas MacLean
The Unexpected Schools Championing the Liberal Arts
The Atlantic | Jon Marcus
That 'Useless' Liberal Arts Degree has Become Tech's Hottest Ticket
Forbes | George Anders
Medical School Hopefuls Grapple with Overhauled Entrance Exam
NPR | April Dembosky
The Humanities are an Existentialism
Inside Higher Ed | Dan Edelstein
The Other Public Humanities
The Chronicle of Higher Education | Kristen Case