Liberal arts

intellectual and personal benefits of a liberal arts-based college education substantially outweigh the overarching societal stigma that such a degree is obsolete and the financial burden of the extensive student loan debts that many families may incur as a result of this type of education. For these families and their minds spinning with unanswered questions, Fareed Zakaria takes the complicated matter and confronts it head-on, arguing that a liberal arts-educated population is a necessity for the

an essay from the 1998 Chronicle of Higher Education titled, “The Liberal Arts in the Age of Info-Glut,” written by Todd Gitlin, the author targets College and University faculty members and administrators when advocating for a greater presence of liberal art classes as he directly states, “when information piles up-higgledy piggledy--when information becomes the noise of our culture--the need to teach the lessons of the liberal arts is urgent. Students need ‘chaff detectors.’’’ The author develops

Joyce Baldwin: Liberal Arts for a New Millenium In, “Liberal Arts for a New Millenium,” by Joyce Baldwin explains the issues presented in education prior to the G.I. Bill of 1944. Prior to 1944, degrees were sought out only by the elite and those who were privileged.” She also shares the evolution of degrees and changes in the selection of the degree people obtained. The G.I. Bill made college education accessible and it helped reshape the colleges and university. The author shared that 65

Why Liberal Arts Education Matter? There is a phenomenon that the number of liberal arts college is declining, which means we are losing liberal arts education. Recently, more and more students focus on scores and getting a degree instead of improving themselves comprehensiveness. Many students think the college degree is more important than knowledge and skills, that’s why they ignore the study of liberal arts. Like Tony Woodcock (2015) said: “the Liberal Arts are considered an irrelevance”

tradition, while others argue that the whole idea of Liberal Education needs to keep evolving to meet the demands of the modern world. Those in favor of change argue for more diversity within the curriculum, such as more non-western world education and feminist thought. However, the traditional educational ideal has not completely vanished. At the majority of colleges in America the Liberal Arts, or

I strongly agree with Alan Wildman’s article “We ignore the liberal arts at our peril” about the significance of a liberal art degree as the liberal arts and humanities maintain a crucial role in creating an active society that inspires and advances throughout different academic fields. Graduates of humanities and liberal arts have a better understanding of cultures and history and thus it creates a more open minded society and inspires scholars in other academic fields and prevents the society from

Critical Analysis: Why We Undervalue a Liberal Arts Education In the article “Why we undervalue a liberal arts education” by Adam Chapnick, the author asserts his belief that liberal arts are important and that funds are not being fought for, especially by those with a liberal arts degree. Chapnick claims that liberal arts graduates don’t defend the failing subject because they don’t have the “ability to articulate what they have learned.” His claim is not supported well enough to be deemed true

“The Public Value of the Liberal Arts,” John Agresto proposes that a liberal arts education is significant because it teaches one to think creatively. In his opinion, the skill of thinking for oneself feeds the desire to learn new things and gives the tools to do so. Therefore, people will look to find what is true and how they should live. In his own words, “All or almost all questions are already answered for us by our culture… Why would you question them? But the liberal arts... seek to discover what

The question is often asked: where do the modern day “liberal arts” come from? The liberal arts system originates in the philosophy of ancient Greece, and was born in from certain questions queried by the unique philosophy evolved in Grecian culture. Questions of the human soul were raised: What is the good life? Is ethical truth relative to the culture from which it comes? Do people have free will? What is it for one event to cause another? Why are liberty and democracy important? What constitutes

Four Liberal Arts Breath Areas Let’s be honest, before this week I did not know there were four different kinds of liberal arts. When I think of the liberal arts I think just that art. Never would have thought that what I am working on completing would be a liberal art degree in science. I want to share my new fond knowledge of the four liberal art breath areas. Hold on to your seats because I am about to rock you with knowledge. Art/Expression “Expression is often revealed through communication