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Can Honors Save the Liberal Arts Tradition?
Can Honors Save the Liberal Arts Tradition?
Friday, November 8, 2013: 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
Oakley (Sheraton New Orleans Hotel)
Hoping to "prepare students for high-skill, high-wage, and high-demand employment," resources are being reallocated from the liberal arts and put into STEM curriculum. Can honors save the liberal arts tradition? Program offerings that prize the liberal arts are explained. Strategies for countering the attack on the liberal arts are suggested.