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An impossible task points to value of liberal arts (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

’” As a chemistry professor at a small liberal arts college, I was immediately intrigued and eagerly climbed into this rabbit hole, because in my courses on general chemistry, there are many concepts that would never occur to my students, even after several lectures and homework assignments.

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What Should We Do About Undergrads Who Want to Pursue a Humanities Doctorate?

Inside Higher Ed

program in French and history, tells a story that resembles that of many humanities graduate students: that “the transformative experience I had in the classroom led me to dedicate my whole life to academia. The institution has a storied history. The article’s author, Hannah Leffingwell, A.B.D.

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President’s corner: How Rob Vischer balances growth with century-old values at University of St. Thomas

University Business

Thomas in January during a pivotal period in its 139-year history. Once a s mall Catholic liberal arts college, St. Thomas, dating back to becoming an associate law professor in 2005. Rob Vischer took over the University of St. “We need everybody leaning in.”