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What Lowell praised is now referred to as “liberal arts”—a well-rounded curriculum that attempts to balance some specialization with a breadth of knowledge, an effort to effectively create modern Renaissance men. With a Core Curriculum and 44 undergraduate concentrations, Harvard...
Yet Gowen chose to attend Harvard rather than a school like MIT because Harvard, unlike technical schools, provides him with the option to explore other educational possibilities. He, like many in similar positions, believes that the liberal arts will aid in his pursuit to become a well-rounded person?...
Venkatesh “Venky” Narayanamurti, dean of the School of Applied Sciences and Engineering, supports this view of a well-rounded education as the product of liberal arts. He believes it is integral to success in any field post-college.
In fact, the importance of a well-rounded education is so widely recognized that some vocational schools have started to encourage exploratory learning. The Mount Sinai Humanities and Medicine Program accepts about 30 college students studying the humanities or social sciences for a spot at in medical school, for example...
It is this sentiment that leads many to believe that while the traditional, well-rounded curriculum may be a thing of the past, the liberal arts at Harvard are now about creating the student who can study engineering and then go on to law school, or concentrate in romance languages...