liberal arts
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He advised students in liberal arts to major in law, accounting, or Chinese literature, reasoning that these fields most commonly led to recruitment after civil service exams.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
I am going to have to pick on liberal arts majors.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
Genuine liberal arts learning requires students to wrestle with the best that has been written and said by the most rigorous thinkers, living and dead, on all sides of the issues.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025
It’s up to universities to address what has gone wrong within their walls and to restore the values and practices that make for genuine liberal arts learning—and thoughtful, responsible citizens.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025
It felt unbearably selfish, just downright wrong, to be indulging myself with an education in the liberal arts at a fancy private college while Mom and Dad were on the streets.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
