Good News About Careers For Humanities Majors by https://padlet.com/jeffreyemartinek/6txts18rdxloyusr en-us 2022-09-26 17:34:34 UTC 2025-12-23 10:48:21 UTC hello@padlet.com jeffreyemartinek https://padlet.com/jeffreyemartinek/6txts18rdxloyusr/wish/2314115284 2022-09-26 17:38:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jeffreyemartinek/6txts18rdxloyusr/wish/2314115284 jeffreyemartinek https://padlet.com/jeffreyemartinek/6txts18rdxloyusr/wish/2314117006 2022-09-26 17:39:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jeffreyemartinek/6txts18rdxloyusr/wish/2314117006 jeffreyemartinek https://padlet.com/jeffreyemartinek/6txts18rdxloyusr/wish/2314119146 2022-09-26 17:40:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jeffreyemartinek/6txts18rdxloyusr/wish/2314119146 jeffreyemartinek https://padlet.com/jeffreyemartinek/6txts18rdxloyusr/wish/2314120930 2022-09-26 17:41:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jeffreyemartinek/6txts18rdxloyusr/wish/2314120930 jeffreyemartinek https://padlet.com/jeffreyemartinek/6txts18rdxloyusr/wish/2314285888 “It’s in Apple’s DNA that technology alone is not enough. It’s technology married with liberal arts, married with the humanities, that yields the results that make our hearts sing.”
—Steve Jobs (cofounder of Apple Inc.)

“If we really want to reinstate a true state of innovation in the United States, we have to find a new way to bring the humanities much more forward into our thinking.”
—John Seely Brown (former chief scientist, Xerox Corporation)

“There is a need for creativity and innovation of a different type that might not simply come from math and [the] sciences.”
—Condoleezza Rice, former US Secretary of State

Businesses want workers who have “the ability to think, the ability to write, the ability to understand the cultural or historical context of whatever business decision they’re making.”
—Rachel Reiser (assistant dean for undergraduate student experiences and services, Boston University Questrom School of Business)

Humanities majors “can often more accurately understand the human dynamics that drive stock market flows.”
—Daniel Rasumussen (founder, Verdad Fund Advisors; Forbes “30 Under 30” [2017]; holder of a BA in history and literature

“I believe humanities majors make the best project managers, the best product managers, and, ultimately, the most visionary technology leaders.”
—Vivek Wadhwa (distinguished fellow, Harvard Law School)

“In my experience, a background and aptitude in linguistics or philosophy has always been a superb marker for a successful hire. I have found the conceptual and analytic skills honed by these disciplines to be better predictors of success than any particular technical skillset.”
—Dan Rybeck (systems architect, Wells Fargo)

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