This from Michael Benson in the
Courier-Journal:
Psychology, sociology, history, political science, economics and
philosophy — some maintain that these and other “liberal arts” majors
result in less-than-ideal job prospects.
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| EKU President Michael Benson |
Indeed, recently one
presidential candidate called for “more welders, less philosophers”
while a well-known venture capitalist quipped that English graduates
“end up working in a shoe store.” Sadly, this sentiment seems to be
growing right here in Kentucky.
And yet the liberal arts majors
listed above represent the undergraduate courses of study, respectively,
of Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan Chase; Ronald Reagan, 40th president
of the United States; Samuel Palmisano, former CEO of IBM; Condoleeza
Rice, former secretary of state; John Watson, CEO of Chevron; and Carl
Icahn, billionaire Wall Street mogul.
And let’s not forget J.K. Rowling of Harry Potter fame. She completed a bachelor’s in French and Classics.
To
be sure, not every art history major will run a Fortune 500 or write
blockbuster fiction. And difficult economic times most certainly demand
training that can result in immediate employment.
However, as more
and more jobs become automated with advanced technologies, liberal arts
is the training that will increasingly be rewarded in the modern
marketplace.
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