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“And really,” she concluded, “History is kind of the king.”

That’s what Rachel Maddow said at Stanford last month when asked what she looks for in a successful job candidate:

“…the popular television host and best-selling author, did not hesitate in her answer. ‘I look for people who have done mathematics. Philosophy. Languages. And really,’ she concluded, ‘History is kind of the king.'”

Read the whole story on the Stanford blog here.

Posted April 2, 2013 More 2000s, Blog

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