Humanities Works
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Humanities Works

Exploring the intersections of the arts and humanities with enterprise, innovation, and civic life.

Culture. Creating it, studying it, sharing it – it's what the humanities does. It’s not hard to recognize the value of the arts and humanities to our quality of life.

But what about the world of problem solving, of facing difficult and complex challenges? What roles do the arts and humanities have to play when it comes to building better, more equitable and ethical businesses, or designing sustainable solutions? What happens when the arts and humanities collaborate with other disciplines to solve problems?

Humanities Works tells the stories of people who use the skills and knowledge of the humanities to face real-world challenges and to make better solutions.

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"Indeed, it is not intellect, but intuition which advances humanity. Intuition tells man his purpose in this life." @AlbertEinstein

Areas of Engagement

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Civic & Community Engagement

The contributions of the humanities are essential to the functioning of a democratic society, but what do those contributions look like and how do they impact civic life? From crowd-sourced public histories to advocacy and action-oriented curricula, these stories highlight initiatives that use the humanities to build informed civic engagement.

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Education & Lifelong Learning

Humanities skills such as communication, critical thinking, cultural knowledge, and creativity are essential to human development and to enhancing quality of life throughout our lives. These stories highlight innovations in humanities curricula and student engagement, and profile the ways in which the humanities disciplines contribute to education and lifelong learning.

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Industry & Enterprise

Humanities-based skills and knowledge are essential to a wide range of professions, helping to shape trends and drive innovation. As creativity, persuasion, and communication continue to top the lists of employers’ most highly sought-after skills, these stories highlight the impact of a humanities education for successful teams and industry leadership.

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Research & New Knowledge

Humanities scholars study historical texts, art, languages, histories. These investigations reveal truths about our experience in the present, as much as they inform us of human experience in the past. Stories in this section will highlight researchers who explore the unknown through humanities methodologies and in collaboration with other disciplines.

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