Liberal

A New College Program Inspired by Coding Bootcamps, Informed by Liberal Arts

Liberal-arts colleges have long told students that they can major in whatever they want and still go on to a solid, and even lucrative, profession. After all, plenty of English majors become lawyers and doctors. But that hasn’t been as true for digital tech fields like coding, says Kristen Eshleman, director of digital innovation initiatives […]

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As New England Liberal Arts Colleges Struggle Financially, One Pins Hopes on Health Care Majors

New England is known for fall foliage, devotion to its controversial football team and its concentration of small colleges. But financial challenges are endangering this institutional species, forcing campuses in the region to adapt or die. Since 2015, 14 institutions in New England have closed and nine have merged, says Barbara Brittingham, president of the

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Top Hollywood Liberal Predicts 2020 Defeat: “I Don’t Think You’re Gonna Win This Election”

He’s been around a long time – and he predicts how Trump will do against the Democrats!Democrats had really hoped 2020 would be where they defeated Trump—and now one of their biggest cheerleaders is weighing in. The last debate made many on the Left concerned. There was no unity among the candidates. All they did

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Explaining the Value of the Liberal Arts

What is the role of the liberal arts in a college education, and how can colleges best explain that vision to students and parents? That’s the question we tackled in an online forum we held last week—part of our monthly EdSurge Live discussion series. We were joined by Lynn Pasquerella, president of the Association of

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Universities Need to Prepare Liberal Arts Students for a Tech-Enabled World

As automation and other technological advances change the way industries do work, employers are finding they need employees equipped with a mix of technical and communication skills.  This is a noticeable shift. Students graduating with STEM majors have, until recently, been seen as more marketable than their liberal arts counterparts, with some experts even wondering

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The Liberal Party’s New Website Looks A Lot Like Junkee

When we asked them where they got their inspiration from… they changed it. The Liberal Party flopped onto the media scene last week with a new website called The Fair Go, apparently aimed at promoting whatever a party that supports negative gearing and drags its heels on passing marriage equality thinks is a fair go.

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Should Your Brand Take a Political Stand? Your Liberal Customers Think So

Addressing political issues on social media has traditionally been taboo for a lot of businesses. But as it turns out, some of your customers might actually want you to get political online. A recent report from Sprout Social found that 61 percent of consumers think it’s important for brands to take a stand on social

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Are Confederate Graves Being Dug Up By Liberal Protesters Following Charlottesville, Virginia Clashes?

Are Confederate graves being now dug up by protesters following the events in Charlottesville, Va., which saw intense reactions to the removal of a Confederate monument. Despite various reports, these protesters have not started unearthing the bodies of Confederate soldiers. Rather, protesters disrupted a patch of grass near the grave of Nathaniel Bedford Forrest in

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