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An Apology for the Liberal Arts

HEPI

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Annabelle Hutchinson…is a second-year student at Harvard Law School. Here, she writes about US liberal arts degrees. What is the purpose of a university education? If nothing else, the common wisdom is clear about what a student should avoid: a course in the liberal arts.

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Why Non-Traditional Learners Need the Liberal Arts—and Vice Versa

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For two decades, the gradual decline of the liberal arts degree has been met with both resignation and celebration. Dr. Nicole Polen-Petit But, to misquote Mark Twain, reports of the liberal arts’ demise have been greatly exaggerated. And this is where liberal arts graduates excel.

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Why these leaders want to secure the liberal arts in a digital world

University Business

Higher education is re-envisioning its offerings from the ground up to acclimate itself to the emerging demands of a digital workforce. Land-grant universities are building new colleges , HBCUs are racing to secure better funding and even liberal arts colleges are reviewing their general education curriculum.

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US liberal arts could shift focus to help post-study work options

The PIE News

Liberal arts students are afforded the fewest official opportunities for post-study work. Another option includes going to grad school to “palliatively lengthen our stay with another F1” “If all fails, we marry an American,” they added. We just commercialise vocational and undergraduate education in America.

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Oh, the humanit(ies)! Why integrating the liberal arts and STEM is a win-win for students, institutions

University Business

But something exciting is happening in the world of higher education. Integrating the arts into STEM (“STEAM”) has been in discussion since at least 2010, when the Rhode Island School of Design helped pioneer it. .

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Here are 7 ways liberal arts colleges can use study abroad to remain competitive

University Business

The value of a college degree from a small liberal arts school is often tied to a more intimate, meaningful higher education experience.Global education is garnering increasing interest, making study abroad an essential component for institutions striving to attract a shrinking pool of prospective students.

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William & Mary professors cry secrecy on data school, more

Inside Higher Ed

Take the college’s recent announcement that it’s exploring opening a computing and data science school. Some professors describe this as an end run around the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, which voted in early 2021 not to approve department status for William & Mary’s then year-old data science program.