Search results for Liberal Arts Degrees

Survey identifies majors that recent graduates regret the most — the top one is unsurprising

A survey found that college graduates who earned a degree in liberal arts regretted their major the most of all respondents.The ZipRecruiter study surveyed 1,500 graduates from the...

Anthropic Cofounder Majored in English Lit in College. Here’s Why He Says His Degree ‘Turned Out to Be Extremely Relevan...

Anthropic cofounder Jack Clark says liberal arts majors are valuable in the age of AI.

RIP, liberal arts colleges. Long live the liberal arts

Step within the stone gates of a liberal arts college, and it’s easy to see the appeal: small classes and sprawling lawns, neo-Gothic architecture and modern amenities. When such i...

A liberal arts education is still worth saving

What Is Liberal in the Liberal Arts?

What was a liberal arts education designed to offer? More than recent discourse might lead you to believe. On “The Ezra Klein Show,” the historian Helena Rosenblatt explains why th...

RIP, Liberal Arts Colleges. Long Live the Liberal Arts

8 College Degrees That Lead To Real-World Impact

Choosing a degree is not just about securing a job. It is about deciding how you want to show up in the world. I have often noticed that people feel more fulfilled when their work...

A Defense of a Liberal Arts Education in the Age of A.I.

Making the case for a “useless” education.

College to Career: How Faculty Can Help Students Translate Their Humanities Education 

Challenges to the utility of Humanities education have become louder and more frequent. The declining number of Humanities majors and the increasing number of applied or profession...

THE DEGREE VS SKILL DEBATE

Here’s a question a lot of students hesitate to say out loud, but quietly think during lectures, assignments, and internships:“Is my degree actually teaching me anything I can use...

Anthropic Cofounder Majored in English Lit in College. Here’s Why He Says His Degree ‘Turned Out to Be Extremely Relevan...

Key Takeaways Jack Clark is a cofounder of Anthropic and a former journalist who majored in English Literature as an undergraduate. • In a new interview, Clark explained why his de...

Most College Degrees Still Pay Off

What a Humanities Education Can Teach Us About Happiness

College is often treated as job training, but its deeper value is teaching to think, reflect, and live well. Without that, professional success may come, but fulfillment may not.

3-Year Degrees Misread the Future Job Market

3-Year Degrees Misread the Future Job Market Elizabeth Redden Tue, 04/21/2026 - 03:00 AM Cutting electives and general education will leave students ill...

What AI Can’t Do

The case for the liberal arts just got a lot stronger.  The post What AI Can’t Do appeared first on Washington Monthly.

Some of the most popular graduate degrees don't pay off, study finds

Graduate degrees pay off for doctors, pharmacists and lawyers, but others may want to think twice.

Artificial Intelligence Is Changing The Way Students Pick College Majors

Students are pairing technical degrees with humanities to position themselves as AI Ethicists or Policy Advisors.

The Future Is Creative

The Future Is Creative Elizabeth Redden Wed, 05/06/2026 - 03:00 AM Yet the proposed accountability framework tying programs’ eligibility for federal aid...

College students in search of ‘AI-proof' majors. But no one knows what they are

Two years ago, Josephine Timperman arrived at college with a plan. She declared a major in business analytics, figuring she’d learn niche skills that would stand out on a resume an...

Career Paths You Can Pursue With A Language Education Degree

I still remember the moment it hit me: my language education degree wasn’t just about teaching verb tenses or correcting pronunciation. It was about connection. I was helping peopl...

Some of the most popular graduate degrees don't pay off, study finds

Graduate degrees pay off for doctors, pharmacists and lawyers, but others may want to think twice.