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 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 Watch 8:46 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 Watch 8:18 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. By PBS News Hour
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?… Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
Jan 08 Watch How Free Online Courses Are Changing the Traditional Liberal Arts Education How Free Online Courses Are Changing the Traditional Liberal Arts Education… Continue watching
May 22 Watch 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… Continue watching