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We must tell undergraduate majors in the arts and humanities that graduate school is but one option, which should be researched carefully in advance. And we should be working just as hard to help those students explore careers that take their values, interests, and skills into occupations that can begin immediately after graduation.

"What we ­really want right now is someone who can build and maintain our website and publicize our work appropriately using social media. We want graduates who can generate content, of course, but they also need some technical skills. And most of the time we can only hire one person. Do you have anyone like that?"

I take it as a matter of faith that the world needs the kinds of skills and interests that we cultivate in our students at liberal-arts colleges and at other institutions with similar missions. But the challenge remains: How do we best help take those passions into places where they can have the most impact?