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March 15, 2023
David Masciotra
A Georgia O’Keeffe Painting and the Battle for the Soul of a Liberal Arts College
Valparaiso University’s student body is shrinking and its dormitories are aging. But is selling the campus museum’s most famous artwork the right solution to the problem?
April 8, 2015
Glenn Altschuler
How to Save the Liberal Arts From Extinction
July 9, 2013
Judith Shulevitz
And Martians Shall Save the University
Why do we need the liberal arts? Because it gives us sci-fi

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