From Business Insider:

Our tech-centric society needs the communication skills that English majors have in abundance.

It’s an increasingly tired meme that we need more STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) graduates. Of course we do. Research shows we need more qualified workers to accommodate an economy that’s increasingly reliant on engineering skills.

But there’s something else we need: English majors. Why? Because as important as the technology is that powers our lives, businesses also depend on liberal arts-centric communicators to articulate why the technology matters.

Indeed, every technology company, and certainly every startup trying to make its imprint on the world, needs English majors. Perhaps many. Read more…