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> Dombrowski’s degree in Slavic linguistics has taken her to a career in academic information technology, high-performance computing and helping researchers use

> Dombrowski’s degree in Slavic linguistics has taken her to a career in academic information technology, high-performance computing and helping researchers use computers to analyze languages. It appears this person also has a library sciences degree (MLIS), which was probably more important for enabling this career path. From https://dlcl.stanford.edu/people/quinn-dombrowski https://dlcl.stanford.edu/people/quinn-dombrowski: > Quinn has a BA/MA in Slavic Linguistics from the University of Chicago, and an MLIS from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It seems disingenuous or misleading of this article to make it seem like a degree in Slavic linguistics (she actually has two, BA and MA) is what allowed her to pursue this career. It's also probably relevant that she went to college at the University of Chicago, a very prestigious/selective school. My main question about the data is: how does this break down by school type? There's not much risk majoring in History at Yale, since your rigor/ability is attested to by your mere admission to the institution. You also have access to an amazing alumni network (including many History and other humanities majors). But if you're at a second- or third-tier university, majoring in History is a riskier choice because of the less-powerful alumni network and the lack of a signal that you are a highly skilled and capable worker. EDIT: fixed mis-pasted quote

actually_a_dog 4y ago
> It seems disingenuous or misleading of this article to make it seem like a degree in Slavic linguistics (she actually has two, BA and MA) is what allowed her to pursue this career. You would be incorrect there. Academic librarians typically need a subject matter graduate degree in addition to a master's in library science. Many actually have PhDs. You could argue that those degrees may not necessarily be relevant "on the ground," but they certainly present a barrier to hiring.
- gnicholas 4y ago
  This person doesn't work as an academic librarian. She is an academic technologist, which does not require any advanced degrees. In fact, even the Associate Director of Academic Technology position at Stanford does not list an advanced degree in the required credentials OR preferred credentials: https://careersearch.stanford.edu/jobs/associate-director-academic-technologies-18733 https://careersearch.stanford.edu/jobs/associate-director-ac...

actually_a_dog 4y ago

> It seems disingenuous or misleading of this article to make it seem like a degree in Slavic linguistics (she actually has two, BA and MA) is what allowed her to pursue this career. You would be incorrect there. Academic librarians typically need a subject matter graduate degree in addition to a master's in library science. Many actually have PhDs. You could argue that those degrees may not necessarily be relevant "on the ground," but they certainly present a barrier to hiring.

gnicholas 4y ago
This person doesn't work as an academic librarian. She is an academic technologist, which does not require any advanced degrees. In fact, even the Associate Director of Academic Technology position at Stanford does not list an advanced degree in the required credentials OR preferred credentials: https://careersearch.stanford.edu/jobs/associate-director-academic-technologies-18733 https://careersearch.stanford.edu/jobs/associate-director-ac...