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Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Program Officer – Japanese Language Education The Japan Foundation, Toronto After Humanities I completed a one year certificate in Event Management at Algonquin College in Ottawa, and from there began working at The Japan Foundation, Toronto. What has helped me the most in working in an organization promoting international (Japanese) culture,... More
Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Editor and Language Specialist Basel, Switzerland After graduating with a double major in the Humanities and Philosophy, I opted for the unorthodox path of doing a PhD at the bilingual (French-German) University of Fribourg in Switzerland, where I immersed myself in the study of ancient philosophy, especially Plato, as well a range of modern... More
Monday, July 7, 2014
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A recent scientific study has shown that students who follow their passion in school are much more likely to be successful in their chosen careers than those who begin their studies thinking only about a career. In an opinion piece in the New York Times, Amy Wrzesniewski and Barry Schwartz explain how they looked... More
Sunday, July 6, 2014
Lawyer for Nelligan O'Brien Payne LLP After Humanities, I earned degrees in civil law and common law from McGill. I then worked at a large national law firm and a corporate governance boutique. More recently, I was Senior Policy Advisor to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada before joining the Indigenous Law... More
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Director of Strategic Initiatives and Outreach at Open North After graduating from Bachelor of Humanities in 2001, I completed a Masters in Philosophy at Trinity College Dublin (2002). I then pursued a career in international and local democracy development. Over the last 12 years, I have helped strengthen electoral processes, legislative and... More
Sunday, June 1, 2014
Fareed Zakaria, of CNN, gave the graduation speech this week at Sarah Lawrence College in New York, "a quintessential liberal arts college," on "Why the Liberal Arts Matter." He summarized his points on his show, What in the World? The text of his remarks are as follows: May 24, 2014 09:56 AM ET Why the liberal... More
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Former HUMS student Danielle Kubes writes in the National Post about the advantage gained from NOT living with your parents in your 20s. More about Bachelor of Humanities Alumni Careers Alumni... More
Friday, May 16, 2014
David Helfand, the president and vice-chancellor of the private Quest University, in Squamish B.C., argues that the current trend in Canadian Universities towards jobs training runs against what employers want, and against current trends in the rest of the world. See the Globe and Mail article, Liberal arts is the future of work, so... More
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