Do You Want Fries With That? Thoughts on a Liberal Arts Major - Intellectual Takeout

Do You Want Fries With That? Thoughts on a Liberal Arts Major - Intellectual Takeout - Jeff

"Over the past two decades, the liberal arts have taken a beating. University students in droves have backed away from taking degrees in English literature, history, and philosophy, turning instead to what they regard as more marketable majors such as business, mathematics, computer science, and even fitness training.

• In many cases, professors and entire academic departments have accelerated this precipitous decline in the humanities. If you love literature and reading, why take a degree that deconstructs Shakespeare into a rabid misogynist?..

Given the right circumstances, however, liberal arts majors can graduate from college learned in their field of study and able to win a satisfying job in the work force.
Let me tell you about four students, siblings, whom I know well...

• What is the secret to their success?...Great read!