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Ask difficult questions. Think deeply and critically about the answers. Keep looking for more. Listen to others. Don’t stop investigating. The words matter.

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I have to understand how politicians think, what sorts of policy outcomes are plausible, what the best current science tells us.

Elizabeth Rule headshot

I know that lived experience is the result of interconnectivity. My studies in the humanities enabled me to think through these connections and take them seriously.

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Literature has moved me, transfixed my spirit, and helped me feel seen.

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Listen to your biggest questions. Let them surface. Play with them in various modalities and contexts with those you trust.

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Even people who might have loathed studying history in textbooks in classrooms often display a natural curiosity once immersed in a story.

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My humanities studies shaped my perspective, deepened my understanding of social issues, and influenced my commitment to public service.

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From a CNN senior editor to a museum president, meet seven professionals making waves in the world who say they’ve succeeded thanks to their advanced humanities degrees.

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Where Can a PhD Take You?

Artists as Catalysts

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Beyond Incarceration

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Borderlands Cultures

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Civic Engagement

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Evolving Higher Education

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Expanding Public Knowledge

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Monuments and Memory

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Multivocality

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Power of the Word

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Public Places‚ Public Stories

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Puerto Rico and Its Diaspora

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