Academics Majors & Minors About English Literature Studying English Literature at DePauw A degree in literature produces an agile mind – the very foundation of a twenty-first century liberal arts ...

Some financially struggling universities resorted to cutting or shrinking liberal arts departments. In February, Marymount University in Virginia plans to cut philosophy, art, history and English ...

The plan, backed by Marymount President Irma Becerra, would sunset majors in English, history, math, economics, and the arts, among others. The cuts would affect one-sixth of all undergraduate ...

Many students excel in the humanities, and they love the history, English, and social science courses they took in high school. But some are unsure which direction to choose when it comes to picking a ...

MarketWatch.com Wisconsin college wants to cut English, history — and 11 other liberal arts majors Could this be the future of higher education?

The liberal arts take their name from the Latin word “liber,” which means “free.” Originally this referred to the education of free persons as distinct from slaves, but freedom is still at ...

These were known as the liberating arts, which became the foundation of our liberal arts colleges today. History, rhetoric, grammar and so on are the mainstays of the liberating arts.

Some academic fields, however, have sustained enrollment declines for years, including the broad category that encompasses four-year liberal arts and sciences/general studies and humanities ...