Liberal arts
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Crazy Amazon deals for Black Fridayis a weblog about the liberal arts 2.0 edited by Jason Kottke since March 1998 (archives). You can read about me and kottke.org here. If you've got questions, concerns, or interesting links, send them along. Crazy Amazon deals for Black... In this article: Blu-ray, RSS, DVD, Liberal arts, Slumdog Millionaire, Twitter, WalMart, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and Quantum of Solace |
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Philly.com | 17 hours ago
Owls, Harris have come a long way
But I believed in coach Golden, and it has panned out so far." Harris is in graduate school working toward a master's degree in liberal arts. When he came out of high school at H.D. Woodson in the nation's capital, Harris' only Football...
In this article: Al Golden, Mid-American Conference, Ohio, and Legal age
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International Herald Tribune | 1 day ago
America's Next Top Stock Model
...especially if you're a philosophy major like me. And so, a start-up called Trefis has stepped in to fill a void, lending a hand to liberal arts majors and avid investors alike by giving them some pretty easy-to-use modeling tools. The...
In this article: Cisco, Web 2.0, Hewlett-Packard, Revenue, Facebook, and Google
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New Jersey On-Line | 1 day ago
Rutgers introduces courses to explore 'big picture' issues
...professors in different fields lecture about one broad theme. The courses address what many educators describe as a flaw in traditional liberal arts curriculums, which expose students to specialized experts but rarely call on them to blend...
In this article: Rutgers University, Chemistry, Climate change, New Brunswick, and Thermodynamics
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National Public Radio | 2 days ago
Who Needs College, And Who Shouldn't Go?
...that are not going to translate into high value, but sociology and American studies are not good examples of that. The reality is that a liberal arts education, where you learn to communicate well and think well and study things that are...
In this article: Neal Conan, Julianne Malveaux, Economics, U.S. News and World Report, and Skidmore College
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Charlotte Observer | 2 days ago
Liberal arts majors must focus on marketable skills
...a blog on the school's Web site, He wrote about a topic that I think quite a few people might be interested in: "So you have a liberal arts degree and need help marketing yourself to get back in the workforce; what do you do?" He...
In this article: Queens University of Charlotte
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The Columbus Dispatch | 2 days ago
Fundraising in recession tests area's private colleges
...campaign, which is geared toward bulking up student financial aid and other long-term goals, is the most ambitious undertaken by a liberal-arts college in Ohio. Officials at Kenyon and other private colleges say they hope the worst...
In this article: Otterbein College, Kenyon College, Recession, Fiscal year, Ohio Wesleyan University, Denison University, and Ohio
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kentnewsnet.com | 2 days ago
The idealistic spirit of university education
...that made the lives of 1,200 workers in Honduras a little bit easier. Their education was alive and active. Students at Kent State take liberal arts education classes, business classes and science classes that challenge them to think in the...
In this article: Russell Athletic, Honduras, IP Address, Stanford, and New York University
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Chicago Tribune | 3 days ago
A lovely day but no, this is not evidence of global warming.
...have been not only refusing to share the raw data, but actively doctoring the results. Science has now been politicized by the left, like liberal arts, like entertainment, like what passes for print journalism. This has been going on for...
In this article: Global warming, Al Gore, George W. Bush, Supreme Court, Florida, Reforestation, Carbon footprint, and Carbon
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The Kept-Up Academic Librarian | 5 days ago
Let's Hear It For Liberal Arts Education
The cosmopolitanism of curricula at America' best liberal arts colleges is in tune with the wonderful diversity of student life. The great advantage of our cosmopolitan liberal arts education is that it allows students to explore...
In this article: Biophysics and Cosmopolitanism
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Guardian | November 04, 2009
If only Peter Mandelson had a liberal arts degree Alan Finlayson
...to teach skills such as composition or public speaking. The government could help here: promoting liberal arts to business, ensuring it is understood and appreciated; supporting the professionalisation of the teaching of general skills; and...
In this article: Peter Mandelson, UK, US, Labour, Democracy, Scientific method, and Literature
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Liberal arts are the skills derived from the Classical education curriculum.
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