Should a student interested in a career in journalism pursue a Bachelors degree in journalism? Or pursue the liberal arts. Mark advocates the latter.
Do you want to learn a language in college? REALLY learn it? Then you might consider Drake University, with its language program that focuses on proficiency, not the number of hours you spend in a classroom.
Looking for a liberal arts education of the highest caliber? Check out the one surrounded by Iowa cornfields.
Looking for an excellent liberal arts college that offers excellent quality at a relatively low price? Check out McDaniel College in Maryland.
Working on your college list? Start thinking beyond your four years of college and consider how the college you choose to attend will prepare you for a successful career!
Liberal arts colleges offer myriad benefits to students. Check out this video to learn the advantages of this model of higher education.
What is a liberal arts college? Mark describes the differences–and advantages–of a liberal arts college.
New research suggests that college students aren’t really learning. So how do find a college that will be academically challenging? How do you know if the students at the schools you are visiting are academically engaged?
I often work with students who really have no idea what they want to major in when they enter college.
The Chinese are discovering liberal arts colleges…finally. Most Chinese have never heard of Williams, and have little idea about what the liberal arts are all about. But things are changing.
Most assume that in order to go to medical school, one must major in the sciences. But I tell people all the time that medical schools want interesting, educated, creative human beings. A philosophy major will do just as well, as long as one takes the basic requisites in the sciences (including the dreaded organic chemistry). But it turns out that organic chemistry might even be optional.
Can one defend a liberal arts (or “classical”) education in the 21st century? Stanley Fish says yes. So do I.
