University of Kansas doctoral candidate Scott Raines, writing in Deseret News: “The centuries-long change in values from seeking transcendent knowledge and developing the soul, to values-based merely on “useful” information exchanged for monetary gain, has slowly stripped the university of one of its primary sources of meaning. This is now reflected, somewhat ironically, in a general disapproval of the liberal arts.” Read his full commentary here.
PERSPECTIVES: “The University Hasn’t Always Been Merely a Pathway for Getting a Job”
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