In a Fortune op-ed published August 9, Davidson College President Doug Hicks ’90 argues that a liberal arts education is increasingly “AI-proof” and economically valuable. Hicks notes that six months after graduation, 95% of Davidson’s class of 2025 were employed or in graduate school. He contends that as artificial intelligence reshapes the job market, employers value skills such as asking good questions, connecting ideas across disciplines and collaborating across differences, which a liberal arts education cultivates. The piece cites tech leaders, including Anthropic co-founder Daniela Amodei and SAP’s Caroline Hanke, who emphasized adaptability, critical thinking and human judgment over narrow technical training. It also highlights alumni Erika Dean ’05, a Spanish major turned global product lead at Google, and Brian Fork ’01, a former football coach and lawyer who is CEO of the Carolina Hurricanes. Hicks concludes that while higher education adapts slowly, its core mission of helping people discern what’s “real and genuinely human” positions liberal arts graduates for stability in an AI-driven economy.