Students want to study the humanities and liberal arts. But university administrators keep getting in the way.

A liberal arts education also contributes to a more informed citizenry. By studying the best regime through the writings of great thinkers, students become better equipped to understand our own ...

A Career-Oriented Liberal Arts Education Aug 12, 2010, 09:00am EDT. Share. Save. This article is more than 10 years old.

A liberal arts education means something, and colleges that slash programs should stop using the term in their promises to students, Christopher A. Snyder writes. Last month, as he presided over the ...

Amid a rising clamour from politicians and others for tightly stringing together higher education and the job market, a disparate voice is trying to make itself heard. This voice emphasises that a ...

Many educators say that a liberal arts education is good — at least for some students — but exactly what is it good for? How does it make an individual better?

1. Yes, teach the great tradition. In the debate about what liberal arts means, there are two major schools: the traditionalists and the modernists.

Say it with me: Liberal arts education is awesome. From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox. From our morning news ...

"Liberal education is more critical than ever if we take into account our nation's historic mission of educating for democracy," Lynn Pasquerella, president of the Association of American Colleges ...

The liberal arts and sciences are not only critically important for individual career success and the overall national economy. They are also essential to our country.

Why liberal arts education for prison inmates is a sound investment We should look to the humanities to help prisoners prepare for the business of living. Brent Orrell. Opinion contributor.