Liberal Arts in the News
Liberal Arts in the News
A collection of recent news and opinion pieces on the importance of liberal arts education for workplace success. Check back regularly for new entries!
How to Reopen the American Mind
The New York Times | October 22, 2020
Reimagining the Humanities for the 21st Century
HDO Blog | October 21, 2020
What a U.S. Liberal Arts Education Can Provide International Students
U.S. News | September 22, 2020
Authors’ ‘Invisible’ Words Reveal Blueprint for Storytelling
UT News | August 7, 2020
Demand for arts and humanities ‘will increase post-pandemic’
Times Higher Education | July 8, 2020
Lessons From a Course on the Pandemic
Inside Higher Ed | July 1, 2020
To Beat COVID-19, Science Needs the Humanities
The American Interest | May 21, 2020
Humanities as Essential Services
Inside Higher ED | May 21, 2020
German humanities scholars enlisted to end coronavirus lockdown
Times Higher Education | April 22, 2020
What Do the Humanities Do in a Crisis?
The New Yorker | April 11, 2020
Real Leaders Are Forged in Crisis
Harvard Business Review | April 02, 2020
OPINION: When ‘business as usual’ is no longer defensible in the liberal arts
The Hechinger Report | March 2, 2020
How to optimise your headspace on a mission to Mars
The Atlantic | February 12, 2020
Are the Humanities Really in Crisis?
The Chronicle of Higher Education | February 09, 2020
What it takes to be a CEO in the 2020s
The Economist | February 06, 2020
How the Humanities Can Help Us See What’s Next in Tech
Information Week | January 02, 2020
In Defense Of The Liberal Arts In The Age Of AI
Forbes | December 19, 2019
The Humanities Must Go on the Offensive
The Chronicle of Higher Education | December 08, 2019
The Accidental Experiment That Changed Men’s Lives: The Vietnam draft lotteries
The Atlantic | December 02, 2019
The Dark Psychology of Social Networks
The Atlantic | December 2019 Issue
The Most Unexpected Workplace Trend Coming in 2020: the Return of the Liberal Arts Major
Inc.com | November 26, 2019
I have two liberal arts degrees. Here’s how I got a job in tech.
Fast Company | November 15, 2019
Why hiring managers value a liberal arts education
Times Record News | November 4, 2019
How to Succeed in Business? Major in Liberal Arts
Bloomberg | October 4, 2019
Should New Grads Take Any Job or Wait for the Right One?
Harvard Business Review | September 27, 2019
Young People Are Going to Save Us All From Office Life
The New York Times | September 17, 2019
On Chandler Bing’s Job
The Atlantic | September 12, 2019
Why Computer Science Needs The Humanities
Forbes | August 6, 2019
HDO Students on HDO: Emma Steiner
HDO Blog | June 25, 2019
HDO Students on HDO: Ellen Finke
HDO Blog | June 11, 2019
The HDO bachelor’s program focuses on understanding organizational dynamics and behaviors—how organizations work—which is an essential skill in today’s rapidly changing work environment. To succeed, leaders need more than good functional skills; they need to communicate well across silos, understand complex organizational interdependencies, and adapt to ambiguous and rapidly changing business environments.
HDO’s Founding Director and Psychology Professor Art Markman provides an overview of the HDO Bachelor’s Degree.
“Most employers look for people who are human-oriented and can later learn the skills needed for a specific job. HDO fosters personal development and creates well-rounded individuals.”
“HDO students stand out because they are equipped to change the world.”
“HDO doesn’t limit you to just one area of education, it empowers you to learn about many topics. I like to do a lot of things, and this major allows me to do that.”
Students with a deep knowledge of these areas of study are well-suited to address the problems that factors like globalization, regulation, linguistic diversity, and cultural differences can cause.
The HDO Bachelor’s Degree provides a broad-based exploration of liberal arts as applied to organizations. It allows students to:
• Develop effective, persuasive oral and written communication skills;
• Understand ethical behavior in the workplace;
• Broaden their knowledge of the types of cultures that influence organizations;
• Measure human behavior to inform decision-making, and
• Consider how key lessons from the humanities and the social/behavioral sciences can be applied in organizational settings.
It is this last learning outcome that distinguishes HDO from the traditional disciplines that make up UT Austin’s College of Liberal Arts.