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Powell imparts life lessons to grads

NCTA CEO Michael Powell uses robots to explain the value of liberal arts education As CEO of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association, and as former chair of the Federal Communications Commission, Michael Powell is a key witness to the impact of new technologies. "The robots are rising" and machines seem poised to replace humans as skilled workers, Powell said at Pepperdine University's Seaver College commencement April 30 in Malibu, Calif. Nevertheless, the value of a liberal arts education is not fading, he said. "To the contrary, I believe the greatest tasks to be accomplished in the modern digital age require women and men with broad knowledge, creative… Read More