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

What has emerged over the past decade or so is a nationwide movement for the renewal of liberal arts education.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

California grads who moved to New York for college were drawn to smaller, competitive private liberal arts colleges, usually with heftier tuitions than California’s public universities.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2025

My sister is going to a “small liberal arts college back East” called Sarah Lawrence.

From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky