In an opinion piece for U.S. News & World Report, President Clayton Rose stands up against those who have taken aim at higher education—addressing criticisms and misconceptions that exist around the liberal arts education model, and telling the story of what it does well.
“The data are clear: a liberal arts education is great career preparation, both for excellent lifetime earnings and for satisfaction with the work,” writes President Rose, debunking the myths that selective colleges and universities are “too elite and too expensive,” that they impede free speech, and fail to train graduates for the world of work, among others.
“These curious and distressing charges ignore the fact that these institutions continue to prepare students for success in their work, for thoughtful engagement in civic life, for lives of meaning, for lifelong learning and for understanding our world and those with whom we live.”
Read President Rose’s piece “Colleges Make America Stronger” in U.S. News & World Report.