HARRISBURG PATRIOT NEWS OP-ed by Millersville University’s new president:
…The reason most cited by students is the ability to get a better job. This is no surprise; it is a reality. And institutions of higher education place themselves in peril if they continue to ignore how inadequately we have framed our role in everyday language—language that resonates with the public, policy shapers and legislators who influence and/or set the policies and control many of the resources shaping our destiny.
Let us anew stake out the real value of the liberal arts by more articulately portraying how the arts and humanities integrate with science, math and communications.
At Millersville, and elsewhere, we must demonstrate how this integrated curriculum produces graduates who are job ready and can advance professionally since they are adept at analyzing complex situations; who promote social justice and a sustainable world; and who can develop, communicate and implement strategies to solve problems and creatively discover new products and processes that improve the quality of life locally, within the Commonwealth, and globally… (more)
EDITOR: ‘Different strokes for different folks.’
But those seeking to become professionals or business executives should pursue a liberal arts or science education.
And by “liberal education”, we don’t mean taking Business Administration. That is a total waste of four years of college.
Apart from Accounting 1 A, if business is to be studied, it should be done at a graduate level and after a couple of years in the work place.
