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Loosely defined, the phrase “liberal arts” refers to courses in Western philosophy, theology, literature, art, and history, with science and foreign languages playing a real but secondary role.
Published: Monday, June 7th, 2021 @ 12:01 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In higher education, the value of a liberal arts education has been frequently debated. Defenders on the left argue that it exposes students to coursework and teaches critical thinking skills they would otherwise miss.
Published: Sunday, January 27th, 2019 @ 9:50 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Students thinking about alternatives to a four-year degree should keep those college applications, University of North Carolina President Margaret Spellings says
Published: Monday, August 14th, 2017 @ 11:13 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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After spending thirty years in a corporate environment, I embarked on a second career as a member of the faculty and staff of a liberal arts college
Published: Sunday, December 4th, 2016 @ 4:48 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Trump Slogans written in chalk have disturbed some students at the most elite Liberal Arts School in Georgia.
Published: Friday, April 1st, 2016 @ 6:17 am
By: Bobby Tony
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I think that every major in college should require a separate test to gain admission to that field of study.
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 3:14 am
By: Bobby Tony
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It's hard not to sympathize with the plight of the young musician who, despite or perhaps rather because of his passion, is destined to scrape together his living in "the real world" outside the towering ivory walls of our traditional institutions of classical music
Published: Wednesday, October 28th, 2015 @ 7:09 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Enrollment in the liberal arts and humanities continues to sink, particularly in languages and literature. At Harvard, for example, almost 60 percent of the students who start in the humanities switch disciplines by the end of their second year.
Published: Tuesday, May 19th, 2015 @ 10:17 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Indebtedness due to student loans is one of the most pressing issues in higher education today. I believe strongly that we must face this issue head on, and my institution, Adrian College, has developed a plan to do that.
Published: Thursday, April 2nd, 2015 @ 5:44 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Every field of study has its standard way of teaching it to students. Science is mostly taught through lectures and labs. Literature and philosophy are mostly taught through classroom discussion. And English composition is mostly taught through students writing essays and bringing them to class...
Published: Tuesday, June 10th, 2014 @ 7:09 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Please send money. Sadly, that is the message of "The Heart of the Matter," the 2013 paper published by the American Academy of Arts & Sciences in defense of the humanities and social sciences. I read the report recently because it will be the subject of a public discussion at...
Published: Wednesday, January 29th, 2014 @ 5:20 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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A student at UNC-Chapel Hill recently asked me to comment on a survey of employers that had been featured in the Chronicle of Higher Education. She suggested that perhaps the Board of Governors is giving too much emphasis to technical skills when, she said, "employers value good communication...
Published: Monday, October 28th, 2013 @ 11:35 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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The September issue of Money (a Time, Inc. publication) featured an article titled "Busting the 5 Myths of College Costs" by Penelope Wang. It claimed that many of the assumptions that parents hold on how to reduce the cost of college are outdated or wrong. Wang promised to give the...
Published: Friday, October 4th, 2013 @ 12:21 am
By: John William Pope Center
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The humanities, once the core of higher education, have fallen on hard times. Today's emphasis on education for jobs combined with humanities professors' rejection of their own foundations are chasing students from the study of the liberal...
Published: Thursday, March 14th, 2013 @ 10:00 pm
By: Jane Shaw
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