http://www.denison.edu/theden/2010/10/the-evolution-of-a-liberal-arts-education/ Denison University news, stories, & ideas Fri, 03 May 2013 15:05:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 http://www.denison.edu/theden/2010/10/the-evolution-of-a-liberal-arts-education/comment-page-1/#comment-502 Tavner Dunlap Fri, 09 Mar 2012 21:27:03 +0000 http://www.denison.edu/theden/?p=2399#comment-502 My wife and I regularly review the liberal arts offerings of undergraduate schools of interest. (How sad is that). We have found the offerings of NYU to be among the most challenging and enlightening undergraduate offerings in America. Denison would be well served to look at how they structure each of their courses to meet most of the liberal arts goals laid out for only a few courses at Denison. With the cost of education as high as it has gotten and the marginal value that employers place on undergraduate degrees, undergraduate programs need to build their curriculum in such a manner that they achieve their liberal goals of multi-cultural and interdisciplinary education, provide a solid real world set of skills directed at a variety of professional pursuits and experiences, and take back the role of the professional setting the basic bar of high achievement in the field, permitting the student to raise the bar if he/she is able. My wife and I regularly review the liberal arts offerings of undergraduate schools of interest. (How sad is that). We have found the offerings of NYU to be among the most challenging and enlightening undergraduate offerings in America. Denison would be well served to look at how they structure each of their courses to meet most of the liberal arts goals laid out for only a few courses at Denison. With the cost of education as high as it has gotten and the marginal value that employers place on undergraduate degrees, undergraduate programs need to build their curriculum in such a manner that they achieve their liberal goals of multi-cultural and interdisciplinary education, provide a solid real world set of skills directed at a variety of professional pursuits and experiences, and take back the role of the professional setting the basic bar of high achievement in the field, permitting the student to raise the bar if he/she is able.

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