liberal arts
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Recovering from the death of her brother, her physical health suffered while she studied her liberal arts degree at the University of Nottingham, affecting her second year grades.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
“I’ve received calls from struggling liberal arts colleges who feel a URC may help to save them,” Carle said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
Outside students from a liberal arts college are practiced in abstract analytical thinking—how institutions are made, what purpose they serve, for whom.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
Among the buildings damaged in the weekend attack was the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, a small college that specialises in liberal arts.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
Apart from the liberal arts, the skills of the educated, there were plenty of arts that involved manual labour—mechanical arts—such as goldsmithing or masonry.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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