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New York Times Letter to the Editor. Opinion | A Debate Over the Value of the Humanities
The debate about the value of a liberal arts education is hardly over, despite attempts to be definitive via cuts in funding for the humanities.
Higher education is about more than job training. A broad-based curriculum educates young people to be productive members of society who contribute to the overall well-being of those around them, from adding beauty through art to solving problems with the latest scientific breakthroughs. A liberal arts and science education is an education for life.