Laura, great post, it's important to remind ourselves that STEM isn't an all or nothing proposition, that graduates with STEM skills will also need complementary skills like communications, comprehension, creative thinking, problem solving and business skills. Here's an article from the Washington Post that puts a similar view to yours. Cheers

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-stem-wont-make-us-successful/2015/03/26/5f4604f2-d2a5-11e4-ab77-9646eea6a4c7_story.html?tid=pm_opinions_pop_b