Great article by Victor Davis Hanson on how "the therapeutic Left and the utilitarian Right both do disservice to the humanities." Excerpt: ...the therapeutic academic Left proved incapable of defending the traditional liberal arts. With three decades of defining the study of literature and history as a melodrama of race, class, and gender oppression, it managed to turn off college students and the general reading public. And, cheek by jowl, the utilitarian Right succeeded in reclassifying business and finance not just as undergraduate majors, but also as core elements in general-education … [Read more...] about Victor Davis Hanson on the Liberal Arts
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President of ASU on Whether College is Worth It
A good interview with Michael Crow, president of Arizona State University, America's largest public university. He makes two really good points: 1. Most college rankings are based on exclusivity (admissions rates), but what's importance is achievement upon graduation. 2. Graduation rates vary by family income (sadly). "Having a more diverse class -- more kids working while in college, more first-generation college students -- affects graduation rates." (It seems we need to do more to help talented kids from lower income families persevere to graduation.) … [Read more...] about President of ASU on Whether College is Worth It