Many college students graduate without taking core classes in subjects like literature, economics and American history, according to a study from the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA). ACTA surveyed 50 well-known colleges...
For today’s undergrads, freshman year’s first reading assignment—the course catalog—can be its most overwhelming. These doorstops often contain upwards of 2,000 classes, in departments from African American Studies to Zoology. As options multiply, many...
Although World War II was the defining event of the 20th century, not many younger visitors to Washington’s newest monument, to be dedicated this weekend, can identify the names on the marble, such as...
I am upset that my daughter won’t take an economics course, and that her college won’t make her do so. You will be surprised how few of our nation’s finest colleges–I have a list...
If only Harvard were more liberal. No, that’s no misprint. We mean “liberal” as in “liberal arts.” Recently the university initiated a review of its curriculum by asking itself what it will mean “to...
Two CUNY campuses offer a more comprehensive core curriculum than Ivy League institutions, according to a recent survey. Titled “Hollow Core,” the survey, conducted by the Washington-based American Council of Trustees and Alumni, found...
Concern about campus speech codes resounded last week on Capitol Hill as panelists, testifying at a U.S. Senate committee hearing on “intellectual diversity” at colleges, argued that overbroad conduct policies are stifling the free...
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