February 2019

Lemonade stands and liberal arts: What goes into entrepreneurs?

Thu, 02/28/2019 - 14:00

Are kids who operate lemonade stands and other businesses more likely to grow up to become entrepreneurs? Fast forward and ponder another question: Is earning a humanities or liberal arts degree in college tantamount to professional suicide?

Mike Lunsford: Marion Jackson 'was a gift to us, a treasure'

Wed, 02/27/2019 - 14:26

Twenty years ago, I read a short essay by Marion Jackson. In it, he described how, as a boy of 13, he climbed to the top of a huge beech tree to retrieve the eggs of a red-shouldered hawk a neighbor had killed.

What Can the Humanities Teach Big Data?

Tue, 02/26/2019 - 10:02

Like many Americans, I have a love-hate relationship with technology: I inwardly cringe when my preschooler clamors for screen-time with our iPad instead of storytime with a book. Our municipalities, our government, our insurers, and even the vendors of books are awash with technology as well. At

Tue, 02/26/2019 - 10:02

‘To See the Suffering’ This year's Jefferson lecture focuses on how "the humanities have what medicine needs."

Tue, 02/26/2019 - 09:57

Many humanities professors these days feel besieged. Departments are being eliminated on some campuses. The job market is terrible. Politicians and pundits regularly question the importance of the humanities, especially in comparison with science fields.

Can Business Drive Meaning And Meaningfulness In The Workplace?

Wed, 02/13/2019 - 14:32

Last week, the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) was once again held in Davos, Switzerland.

As Tech Companies Hire More Liberal Arts Majors, More Students Are Choosing STEM Degrees

Tue, 02/12/2019 - 09:17

The number of students choosing liberal arts majors is dipping. At the same time, more STEM employers are hiring workers with humanities backgrounds, according to a new report by researchers at Strada Education Network and Emsi, a labor market analytics firm.

ISU kicks off Black History Month

Tue, 02/12/2019 - 09:13

Creating your own narrative — not allowing society’s expectations to limit achievement — is the advice Indiana State University students received Monday from an expert in African-American studies.