Maryland Institute College of Art

Liberal Arts College? Who would even go to tiny bity schools that call themselves colleges for a degree? These were the questions that I was frequently asked by my friends while applying for colleges. These big university braggers stated that I will not have a future after Liberal Arts College. One of the universal opinions about Liberal Arts College is a type of fancy colleges for liberal and artsy students, whose parents are rich and have million spare money. After being in a Liberal Arts…

in our last few texts. However, the topic that I have wrestled with the most this semester is the idea of a liberal education, and its relationship to the Gadamerian concepts of Bildung, Erfahrung, and spiel. As a student at one of the top liberal arts schools in the country, it is almost a necessity that I believe in the power of a liberal education. Personally, I’ve always believed that an educated person should be intellectually well-rounded, with an open mind that can lead to effective…

being thoroughly taught about these new subjects. Castleton is where I hope to gain the ability to explore these curiosities I’ve acquired more effectively both in and out of the classroom. I was never quite sure what it meant to go to a liberal arts…

liberal arts schools in the South and ranked #5 on Collegeboards.com, is a private institution which I am considering attending, and like most private colleges, its tuition falls in the lower median range at roughly $29,000 a year, but that “low” price still scares away many potential students. These exorbitant price tags are not even all-inclusive, as they neglect to include book costs, room and board, travel expenses, and other miscellaneous costs. In the end, many a new student entering…

Liberal Arts provides its students with the fundamental comprehension of various academic courses (not including professional topics) in a college. Before coming to the liberal arts college, Oxford College, I attended Patchogue Medford High School. At this high school, I was taught AP Chemistry by Mrs. Galligan. My first impressions of her were founded by her previous students who claimed that she was an incredibly difficult teacher, but later I found out that she was extremely passionate about…

liberal arts college as well as a long time educator. She elaborated on the positives of a liberal arts education through five paradoxical questions. These were her five questions: 1) What does liberal arts mean? 2) What is a liberal arts education? 3) Is a liberal arts education useful or useless? 4) What can you do with a liberal arts education? 5) Is a liberal arts education different from a liberal arts college? She used these questions to make her full case for the good that a liberal arts…

disputes beginning with the article, “Are Colleges Worth The Price of Admission?” by Andrew Hacker and Claudia Dreifus. This article conveys a controversial issue of the rising cost of admissions and the descending quality of college education. With the questioning of the traditional educational system, many offer alternate solutions to combat these misperceptions such as the article written by Sanford J. Ungar, “The New Liberal Arts”. While liberal-art degrees rarely statistically illustrate…

during his journey. Arguably, Griffin’s passion for the black community came from his liberal arts education at the University of Poitiers. Like Griffin’s education, there are a variety of ways a liberal arts education can contribute to social justice, such as the entitlement to one’s own opinion, the embraced atmosphere of change at the school, and the emphasis on virtue. First of all, professors at a liberal arts school encourage a person to develop their own opinion about topics. Too often…

makes a commitment to cultivating graduates that are more than intelligent. In doing so, the institution recognizes that understanding perspectives is an integral part of life and actively aims to develop this ability in its students. The liberal arts cover a wide array of topics that vary from the abstract to the concrete and that require mature thought and…

College is a very difficult and stressful time of your life. You need to know that it will be worth it in the end. College is something you will should probably never do alone (Hauerwas). God is always there for you throughout your journey in college. In order to be a successful college student and follower of Jesus Christ you need to be a disciple of Christ, now your calling, and set your limits. To succeed in college, you need to be a disciple of Christ. According to Dallas Willard, “To be a…