O'Neill, James M.,

Survival 101: Liberal-Arts Educations Decline As Students Grease.... James M. O'Neill. - Knight-Ridder, 2001. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2002. Article 2, Institutions, 1522-3256; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002. Originally Published: Survival 101: Liberal-Arts Educations Decline As Students Grease..., Feb. 2, 2001; pp. A1+.

"Today's students want job-oriented majors, and colleges are rushing to accommodate them. Many are shifting limited resources to programs that focus on careers. As a result, the traditional liberal arts make do with fewer dollars and staff." (PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER) This article summarizes how college programs seek to meet the demands of career-oriented students by restructuring their programs to offer trendy, job-specific majors, thereby creating enrollment and financial struggles for traditional liberal-arts programs.

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Career education.
Education--Humanistic.
Private universities and colleges.
Universities and colleges--Curricula.

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