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Lafayette conference focuses on shifting conversation about liberal arts' value | Insid... - 0 views

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  • Rosenberg said colleges probably have to do a better job of connecting what students are learning in the classroom to what’s going on in the world around them, to further the argument that liberal arts colleges provide a social good.
  • And they acknowledged that liberal arts colleges, which bill themselves as being the best form of undergraduate education, should constantly be striving to be on the cutting edge of good instruction.
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      Blair Peterson on 15 Apr 12
       
      Interesting comment. Wonder how this will be used 10 years from now.
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  • But liberal arts colleges are reluctant to expand in size out of fear of diminishing the quality of their experience. Their small-class and residential-campus models are expensive to provide, as are the financial aid programs they deploy to ensure diverse student bodies. Administrators fear breaking down the four-year, full-time model, which they believe is crucial to developing well-rounded students. And the liberal arts curriculum isn’t necessarily tied to preparing students for a specific career, and certainly not a single job
  • Despite significant looming challenges related to affordability, access, public skepticism about value, changing student demographics, and the influence of technology on students and education -- which all the attendees readily acknowledged -- most of the presidents of the liberal arts colleges here this week aren’t planning on substantively changing to how their institutions operate or their economic models.
  • Blair Peterson on 15 Apr 12
     
    Interesting comments from liberal arts colleges. Some think that the liberal arts colleges are not preparing kids for the future. I had no idea that they only enroll 5% of all students. Many are small elite universities. 
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Rethinking Success: From the Liberal Arts to Careers in the 21st Century | Rethinking S... - 0 views

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  • Blair Peterson on 12 Apr 12
     
    Universities are re-thinking their role and questioning a liberal arts education. 
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Your College Major Is a Minor Issue, Employers Say - At Work - WSJ - 0 views

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  • More than 200 college presidents and employers are pledging to support a liberal arts education, expand access to hands-on learning and better track schools’ success in achieving learning goals like complex problem-solving.
  • One interesting tidbit from the survey is surging demand for, or at least acceptance of, electronic portfolios, which look something like this.
  • So says a new survey by the Association of American Colleges and Universities, in which 93% of respondent employers cite critical thinking, communication and problem-solving skills as more important than a candidate’s undergraduate major.
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