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What Can You Do With a Liberal Arts Degree?

Completing a degree in the liberal arts is a rewarding experience. Graduates with a liberal arts education have accumulated knowledge and experience applicable to a variety of career fields.…

Posted on February 16, 2023

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Lessons in Leadership From History

If you decide to earn a Master of Science in Organizational Leadership (MSOL) degree, then you will learn about different leadership styles. These leadership styles are diverse, and each of them has...
Posted on December 02, 2019

Why You Should Become a History Teacher

Have you ever binge-watched a television series? Have you ever been hooked on a show so intensely that with cliffhanger you could not help yourself but to begin the next episode? Are you left wanting...
Posted on October 28, 2019

Why You Should Become a History Major

Let’s take a shot at sketching a quick picture of your life right now: you’re a senior in high school. You have a number of interests that you know could be pursued in college, but you are not sure...
Posted on October 21, 2019

A Method to the Madness: Why Hamlet’s Themes are Relevant to College Students

Nearly four hundred years ago, William Shakespeare wrote what are now considered to be the greatest plays in the English language. Although they are still studied widely by students today, including...
Posted on November 12, 2018

Are the Classics Still Relevant Today?

Shakespeare, Dickens, Marlowe, Shaw—the list goes on and on. The English language is certainly not suffering a lack of great writers, and there is no denying the beauty of a finely crafted bon mot a...
Posted on April 16, 2018

StartleBloom: The GCU Literary Review in its Third Volume

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is thrilled to release its third edition of the literary review first released in spring 2016. Over time the editorial board has changed, but the heart...
Posted on April 11, 2018

How Technical Writers Differ from Other Writers

Technical writers create communication and documentation for an organization or business. There are many things that go into technical writing and each position looks different depending on the writer...
Posted on March 19, 2018

Professional Writing: Which Career Path is Right for You?

People who build a successful career in professional writing have a genuine passion for it. If you love the written word and find it difficult to put down a good book, then you might go far in this...
Posted on February 12, 2018

The Usefulness of an English Degree

As an English major at Grand Canyon University, I get asked about my degree a lot. People often wonder what I will do with this seemingly “useless” degree. I am here to tell you that an English degree...
Posted on January 29, 2018
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