Sinn Fein's Pat Sheehan asked about support for the expansion of liberal arts studies at St Mary's.

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In a recent radio interview, North Carolina Governor McCrory caused a stir with negative comments concerning liberal arts studies.

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While this might be true today, it is the liberal arts studies that prepare students with the problem solving and critical thinking skills that can be applied throughout their lifetime.

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Kenneth Couch, an economics professor in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at UConn, studies the economic effects of unexpected lifecycle events, and he recently investigated the economic costs of divorce on women.

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As universities across the country continue to embrace the liberal arts, at least in conjunction with technical studies, many corporations have opened their doors to graduates with unconventional majors.

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"Certainly we come in contact with bacteria all the time, " Renee Godard, lead author of the study and professor of biology and environmental studies at Hollins University, a private liberal arts college in Roanoke, Virginia.

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Academic studies confirm that when the court is divided, the liberal or conservative predisposition the judges is a fair indicator of how their votes will go.

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To that end, Gillen established the Institute of Humanistic Studies for Executives, a 10-month immersion program that amounted to a complete liberal arts education.

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Already, several shareholder activist groups of generally liberal persuasion, including labor unions like the AFL-CIO, are planning to compile detailed studies and "rate" funds on their voting record.

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