专家怎么说
Not only do liberal arts and sciences majors earn more throughout their career lifespan than graduates from many other disciplines (DePauw graduates earn in the Top 7% of universities for lifetime earnings of its graduates), arts and sciences graduates report feeling more satisfied with their jobs and their lives. At DePauw, our Gold Within education develops leaders the world needs. 为什么? Because the best leaders benefit from being able to write, 认为, communicate and collaborate — all outcomes of studying humanities and sciences. Check out what some leading national influencers and our own Tigers have said about the subject …
史蒂夫·乔布斯——苹果公司CEO，创始人
“...Technology alone is not enough—it's technology married with liberal arts, 与人文学科联姻, that yields us the results that make our heart sing.”
“In an age when parts or all of many jobs are constantly going to be exposed to digitization, 自动化, and outsourcing…it is not only what you know but how you learn that will set you apart. Because what you know today will be out-of-date sooner than you 认为.”
托马斯·弗里德曼
“The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century”
公司. 杂志
A recent analysis by LinkedIn economist Guy Berger shows that, 随着时间的推移, 那些关注点更广泛的人 liberal arts degrees handle today's fast-changing job market better than those with narrowly focused pre-professional degrees.
Georgetown University Center on Education and Workforce
A recent study found that, over the course of a career, the median ROI of liberal arts colleges is nearly $200,000 higher than the median for all colleges and is close to that of four-year engineering and technology schools and four year business and management schools.
未来学家伯纳德·马尔
The 10 most important job skills that “every company will be looking for”: data literacy; 批判性思维; tech savviness; adaptability and flexibility; creativity; emotional intelligence; cultural intelligence and diversity; leadership skills; judgment and complex decision-making; and collaboration.
——福布斯杂志
世界经济论坛
Critical 认为ing is a top requirement of employers. 太频繁, prospective employees lacked … problem-solving, 批判性思维, innovation and creativity; ability to deal with complexity and ambiguity; and communication.
Infosys总裁拉维•库马尔说
“The liberal arts degree is alive and well – and critically important to the future of tech” because tech companies need employees with “holistic skills that are truly the key components for success in the modern economy. 通过投资文科毕业生， we gain people with human-centered skills who can approach problems in entirely new ways, contributing to out-of-the-box 认为ing in a digital age.”
经济学家Nathan Grawe
“Those prepared with a liberal arts education match or better their professionally trained peers in employment rates and earnings.”
乔恩·福特98年- CNBC主播
“A 文科 education at DePauw taught me to adapt quickly, analyze thoughtfully and engage broadly with my peers.”
