FSU launches new workforce preparation center

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By Sam Bonacci

Framingham State University Professor Professor Halcyon Mancuso has helped establish a new humanities workforce preparation center with the goal of helping students launch successful careers.

The new Mancuso Humanities Workforce Preparation Center was launched with a $30,000 donation from Mancuso, who serves pro bono as the center’s executive director. The English professor established the center to counteract the narrative that humanities students do not land quality employment outside of college.

“Employers tell us that there is a comprehensive set of essential skills and perspectives that will always be in demand, no matter how the job or career landscape changes in the 21st century,” Mancuso said in a release. “Those skills and perspectives are what a humanities degree is all about.”

She has committed to contributing up to $60,000 annually in support of the center. The center is overseen by an advisory board and has already launched multiple paid internships available to humanities majors in graphic design and translation services.

Mancuso is the benefactor behind FSU’s Mancuso English, Humanities, and Social & Behavioral Sciences Scholarships, two annual merit and needs-based scholarships awarded to students that cover 100% of the cost of tuition, fees, room and board for up to four years.