Liberal Arts University
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Anonymous
| Wake Forest, Washington and Lee, Bucknell, URichmond, William and Mary, and Colgate are all using this term to describe themselves. What gives? |
Anonymous
| I suppose because they give out graduate degrees? I went to Colgate, and it functions like a SLAC. I never met a grad student in my four years there, and I'd be surprised if there were more than a dozen or so attending at any given time. |
Anonymous
| Is it a new trend -- university not college? |
Anonymous
No. The undergraduate colleges of the ivies are liberal arts colleges. This is pretty normal. |
Anonymous
They've been universities, but for marketing purposes they're now emphasizing that fact. |
Anonymous
| Denison too |
Anonymous
No they've just been liberal arts universities... |
Anonymous
Not talking ivies. OP mentioned a few schools none ivy. |
Anonymous
| One of the SLAC reps said they like to be referred to as LA&S -- Liberal Arts and Sciences college, not just LAC |
Anonymous
| CNU |
Anonymous
They’ve been called Denison University since the 1800s. It’s just the historical name, not an attempt to sound bigger or more graduate-focused. Denison is focused on undergrads only. |
Anonymous
| Google definition of university |
Anonymous
Colgate has been a university since 1819 and before it was named Colgate, so not a new trend. - alum who dated an MAT student |