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Many of these op-eds blame the utilitarian popularity of the STEM disciplines for declining enrollments and diminishing support for the traditional liberalarts. I know I can find support for the value of the liberalarts among the leaders of the very STEM disciplines whose popularity my colleagues decry.
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The first, which initially arose in Italy and elsewhere on the European continent a millennium ago, offered professional training in law, medicine, and the church and later in such fields as architecture, business, engineering, and the sciences. It’s a calling, a vocation, and a mission, with distinct responsibilities.
One might assume that educators who teach others about the disruptive power of technologies, such as printing presses or steam engines, would be well-equipped to face the challenges posed by the new disruptive AI technology. Not dissimilar are the college classrooms of smaller, liberalarts colleges.
One might assume that educators who teach others about the disruptive power of technologies, such as printing presses or steam engines, would be well-equipped to face the challenges posed by the new disruptive AI technology. Not dissimilar are the college classrooms of smaller, liberalarts colleges.
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