Humanities Career Pathways: Technology

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The humanities teach foundational critical thinking and analysis skills that enable you to navigate and understand new technology. Humanistic training in integrating information from multiple sources is great preparation for work in tech careers in project management, user experience, and public affairs.

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Lily Ng
Senior Technical Program Manager, Grammarly
BA Linguistics

Key Skills

  • Critical thinking
  • Equity & inclusion
  • Teamwork & collaboration
  • Analytic reasoning
  • Data interpretation
  • Project management

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Last modified: Jan 20, 2026