Local professor makes an argument for STEM, and liberal arts, investments in the Washington Post

Dr. Loretta Jackson-Hayes, an associate professor of chemistry at Rhodes College, writes a compelling argument for a liberal arts training among STEM majors for the Washington Post.

Dr. Loretta Jackson-Hayes, an associate professor of chemistry at Rhodes College, writes a compelling argument for a liberal arts training among STEM majors for the Washington Post.

“To innovate is to introduce change. While STEM workers can certainly drive innovation through science alone, imagine how much more innovative students and employees could be if the pool of knowledge from which they draw is wider and deeper. That occurs as the result of a liberal arts education.”

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