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Arts Oct 21

Purdue program works to revive liberal arts as key part of the college experience

By Jeffrey Brown, Ryan Connelly Holmes

Education Mar 30

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis makes his first trip to the early voting state of Iowa for a book tour stop at the Rhythm City Casino Resort in Davenport, Iowa, U.S. March 10, 2023. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/REUTERS
Desantis war on ‘woke’ colleges sparks fear among professors, students

Students and faculty say America should take note because the transformation could have national implications as DeSantis gears up for a likely presidential bid.

By Jocelyn Gecker, Associated Press

Economy Dec 07

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How these humanities graduates are finding jobs in Silicon Valley

Only 1 in 20 college degrees awarded today are in the humanities or liberal arts, as a perception persists that these fields don't provide marketable skills for students entering the workforce. But is this theory true? For our Future of…

By Jeffrey Brown

Education Nov 30

How colleges are adapting to the decline in liberal arts majors

The decline in liberal arts enrollment has forced many colleges to eliminate courses and, in some cases, entire majors.

By Ben Felder, Education Writers Association

Economy Dec 17

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Move over Silicon Valley. The new startup nexus is…northern Vermont?

Middlebury College, a liberal arts school in northern Vermont with just 2,500 students, has become an unlikely hothouse for cultivating entrepreneurs. Does using college to start a business help support the larger liberal arts mission? Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports.

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Dec 17

What do the liberal arts have to do with business? A lot, actually

By Paul Solman

You don't go to a liberal arts college to become an entrepreneur. Or do you?…

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Aug 28

Twitter Chat: What gives a college degree its value?

By Nora Daly

Given the high cost of higher education, it is tempting to evaluate different courses of study based solely on the return on investment they offer. However, this view neglects to consider the intangible benefits of a liberal arts education.

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Jul 15

Get a liberal arts B.A., not a business B.A., for the coming artisan economy

By Lawrence Katz

Why should young people today want a liberal arts education? A strong multidisciplinary background teaches the flexibility and critical thinking needed to take advantage of the new "artisan economy" that Harvard's Larry Katz thinks can help bolster America's middle class.

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Jan 08

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How Free Online Courses Are Changing the Traditional Liberal Arts Education

How Free Online Courses Are Changing the Traditional Liberal Arts Education…

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May 22

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College: ‘The Best Rehearsal Spaces We Have for Democracy’

In "College: What it Was, Is, and Should Be," Columbia University professor Andrew Delbanco presents a biting defense of a traditional four-year college experience with a liberal arts education -- as opposed to a pre-professional training experience increasingly popular in…

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