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Article: Rediscovering the Renaissance; We should not overlook great works.(OPED)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- March 20, 2006
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Byline: Suzanne Fields, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
This is not a great century for the humanities. The great works that once were essential to define the educated man are barely tolerated in our great universities. By one estimate, only four percent of the bachelor of arts degrees are awarded to English majors, and only two percent to scholars of history. Nearly a quarter of all bachelor's degrees are awarded to majors in business and business-related fields.
There are several reasons why. A college education is expensive and student loans are burdensome. Students, and particularly the parents who flirt with bankruptcy to send their kids to college, want ...