Giving details of the reinterpretation of a liberal arts education at Davidson College, school president Carol Quillen explained the present and future of education degrees and liberal arts programs in the age of Donald Trump. She said the new elections and economics have changed the course of education in the United States.
According to The Washington Post, Quillen stressed a single high school diploma is currently not enough to secure a good paying job and employment, as opposed to a few years ago, owing to the global economy. As a result, the significance of a post-secondary degree has increased and college students need to realize this.
Apart from the level of diploma, the type of course studied was also discussed. It was told that a narrow degree that focuses on one specific major cannot cut it now. With the changed perspectives and shifting economy, a degree does not harm an individual with the necessary skills to adapt to the modern era and its rapid changes.
Not only attaining a degree is important but its type and market value should be kept in mind while choosing it so that it is worth the money, she added. Moreover, Billfold also explains, important everyday skills such as communicating, dealing with novel problems, analyzing complex issues and completing difficult tasks on time in culturally rich environments were listed to describe what a liberal arts education should encompass.
Carol Quillen then disclosed that the liberal arts education program at her college was being revised to equip the students with personal and academic tools demanded by the present era. Furthermore, the different backgrounds, ethnicities and cultures the students come from in today's world were highlighted, as well the idea that they all have immense potential that just needs a platform to be exhibited.
