Tim Grassley's guest appearances

Tim Grassley

College Life Podcast

Bill Johnson

Scott Marshall

Michael Kimball

Michelle Mazur

Katy Oliveira

Sarah Andersen

Sarabeth Berk

Amit Mathew

KRISTIN WILLIAMS

Angie Gaffney

Neely O'Connor

Kyndra Nicholle

James Carnes

Meredith Mistrot

Amber Kierra

OwlTail

75. Can I Really Do Anything With This Liberal Arts Major? With Tim Grassley In this episode, I interview Tim Grassley, from the University of Colorado at Boulder, College of Arts and Sciences. In this episode we talk about: -Going from engineering, then computer science, then literature majors, then into a creative writing Master’s degree. He has worked as a landscaper in Austria, a carpenter, grant writing, founded an anti-trafficking organization in India, barista at Starbucks, higher education as an academic advisor, training and development, and now into marketing and branding. -How the pool for students is shrinking, giving students more options because institutions will compete for students -Going from getting A’s and feeling like an idiot in one major and transitioning to literature, getting worse grades, but getting the validation he needed -What it’s like to feel overwhelmed with the idea that “You can do anything with this major” -Leaving Texas (it’s a big deal!) -Anxiety around getting a job and picking “the right” thing -How Liberal Arts can help you study widely, develop critical thinking skills, and the ability to rapidly adapt. -How to prepare for a job that doesn’t exist yet ----- Thinking about doing an entire podcast on this one… you interested!?!? Books mentioned: Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World - https://amzn.to/2Pq7iOx The Future of Work: The Adaptation Advantage – Heather McGowan Ted Talk on Cognitive Load - https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&amp;v=IGQmdoK_ZfY&amp;feature=emb_logo  Join the Email list here: https://mailchi.mp/af96bcd71fdd/makecollegeyours Sending you all the good vibes!  -Alicia

75. Can I Really Do Anything With This Liberal Arts Major? With Tim Grassley In this episode, I interview Tim Grassley, from the University of Colorado at Boulder, College of Arts and Sciences. In this episode we talk about: -Going from engineering, then computer science, then literature majors, then into a creative writing Master’s degree. He has worked as a landscaper in Austria, a carpenter, grant writing, founded an anti-trafficking organization in India, barista at Starbucks, higher education as an academic advisor, training and development, and now into marketing and branding. -How the pool for students is shrinking, giving students more options because institutions will compete for students -Going from getting A’s and feeling like an idiot in one major and transitioning to literature, getting worse grades, but getting the validation he needed -What it’s like to feel overwhelmed with the idea that “You can do anything with this major” -Leaving Texas (it’s a big deal!) -Anxiety around getting a job and picking “the right” thing -How Liberal Arts can help you study widely, develop critical thinking skills, and the ability to rapidly adapt. -How to prepare for a job that doesn’t exist yet ----- Thinking about doing an entire podcast on this one… you interested!?!? Books mentioned: Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World - <a href="https://amzn.to/2Pq7iOx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/2Pq7iOx</a> <a href="https://amzn.to/2thnVDj" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Future of Work: The Adaptation Advantage</a> – Heather McGowan Ted Talk on Cognitive Load - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&amp;v=IGQmdoK_ZfY&amp;feature=emb_logo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&amp;v=IGQmdoK_ZfY&amp;feature=emb_logo</a>  Join the Email list here: <a href="https://mailchi.mp/af96bcd71fdd/makecollegeyours" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://mailchi.mp/af96bcd71fdd/makecollegeyours</a> Sending you all the good vibes!  -Alicia

75. Can I Really Do Anything With This Liberal Arts Major? With Tim Grassley