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Liberal arts are more relevant than ever

Rockford, Ill., Register Star

July 3, 2010

I enjoyed an undergraduate education at a small private college in Ohio that is grounded in the liberal arts. Those having this experience recognize the outcomes of enabling critical and creative thinking, developing social responsibility and spurring a desire for lifelong learning. Joseph Urgo, dean of the faculty at Hamilton College (N.Y.) summarized in his recent article “Concerning Value: A Small College Liberal Arts Education” in University Business magazine, that the value of a liberal arts education, like the value of life itself, “cannot be monetized.”

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