In Defense of a Humanities Education
IAS junior Joe Lollo wrote an opinion piece for on the relevance of humanities education. A double-major in Culture, Literature & the Arts and Media & Communication Studies, Lollo is an aspiring educator and has been contributing to The Husky Herald for two years. 鈥淭he humanities really are a valuable course of study 鈥� it is not only edifying and intellectually stimulating, but fosters many forms of empathy and understanding, too,鈥� they write. 鈥淚t is about becoming a full person, which makes it extremely valuable in today鈥檚 economic marketplace, and even in STEM jobs.鈥� .