Blame administrators, not students, for the decline of “old-fashioned” liberal arts in higher education, a philosophy ...

Students want to study the humanities and liberal arts. But university administrators keep getting in the way.

Tax policy belongs in the undergraduate liberal arts curriculum as a cornerstone of civic education, Andrew Leahey writes.

Many educators say that a liberal arts education is good — at least for some students — but exactly what is it good for? How does it make an individual better?

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Say it with me: Liberal arts education is awesome. From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox. From our morning news ...

The spate of revelations about ethical wrongdoing, greed, financial fabrication, and executive arrogance in corporate America these days has shaken confidence in Wall Street and cost millions of ...

A liberal arts education means something, and colleges that slash programs should stop using the term in their promises to students, Christopher A. Snyder writes. Last month, as he presided over the ...

The liberal arts take their name from the Latin word “liber,” which means “free.” Originally this referred to the education of free persons as distinct from slaves, but freedom is still at ...

A liberal arts education also contributes to a more informed citizenry. By studying the best regime through the writings of great thinkers, students become better equipped to understand our own ...

The liberal arts and sciences are not only critically important for individual career success and the overall national economy. They are also essential to our country.

Across the country, there is an ideological campaign against liberal arts fields, such as anthropology and art history, under the false notion that they these majors result in lower-paying jobs ...