Do you know anyone who doubts the value and impact of a Liberal Arts degree? Do people you know challenge the career and salary auspices for students with degrees in the Liberal Arts? Well, the organizers and participants of Humanizing STEM, launch event to the Year of the Liberal Arts at Georgia Tech, now have created a resource that can help you answer such questions and doubts, and much more.
At your leisure, watch the videos of the Humanizing STEM event on YouTube and learn how to equip yourself with stories and vocabulary that demonstrate the value of the Liberal Arts for our society, higher education, and their specific place at a major technological university.
Full program:
Introductions: Richard Utz, interim dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, and Paul Kohn, vice provost for enrollment management at Georgia Tech
Session One: The Importance of Writing Across Disciplines, with Linda Adler-Kassner, University of California, Santa Barbara
Session Two: Liberal Arts and International Affairs, with Paige Alexander, CEO of The Carter Center
Session Three: The Liberal Arts and ROTC, with Gen. Philip Breedlove, former Supreme Allied Commander Europe and a distinguished professor of the practice in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs
Session Four: Historical Thinking in a Technological Age, with James Grossman, executive director of the American Historical Association
Session Five: Connecting Globally Through Languages, with Tina Lu, first vice president of the Modern Language Association
Session Six: Economics as a Toolkit for Innovation, with Paula Tkac, executive vice president and director of research at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Session Seven: Public Policy's Role in Advancing Society, with Doug Hooker, ME 78, MS TSP 85, CEO, Midtown Connector Park Foundation
Link to article: "Why Liberal Arts Leaders Should Know that STEM isn't the Enemy," at University Business.
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