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College ‘General Education’ Requirements Help Prepare Students for Citizenship — But Critics Say It’s Learning Time Taken Away From Useful Studies

Students learn about the arts and humanities, social sciences, and science and mathematics in general education. Olga Pankova/Moment via Getty Images ...
The Business Journals

At its core: Why Johnson & Wales University is reimagining its approach to Gen Ed courses

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. expand For Jada Pina ’26, the Gen Ed classes she’s had ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Is This University Fixing Gen Ed — or Skewing It?

In the past, Utah State University students looking to satisfy their general-education requirement on American institutions could do so by taking courses like POLI 1100, “U.S. Government and Politics” ...
The Conversation

College ‘general education’ requirements help prepare students for citizenship − but critics say it’s learning time taken away from useful studies

It is also sometimes called liberal education, including by the American Association of Colleges and Universities, which describes it as providing “a sense of social responsibility, as well as strong ...