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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not that this will convince the crazed LAC-haters, but here's an interesting perspective from last Sunday's NYT interview with Andi Owen, the CEO of Herman Miller, who majored in art history at William & Mary:

[b]Did getting a liberal arts degree have an impact on your career?[/b]

It's helped me in a lot of ways.  I learned a lot about people.  I learned a lot about history.  I learned a lot about observation.  I've always approached any job I've ever had as a generalist and an observer of human nature.

Some people would say I'm not good at any one thing.  I'm sort of OK at a lot of things.  And that's OK.  I've surrounded myself with people that are a lot smarter than me.  But I have a little bit of a broader point of view, and an experience that doesn't necessarily pigeonhole me into thinking one thing or another.   [/quote]

William and Mary is not an LAC.[/quote]

She got a liberal arts education from William and Mary.  [/quote]

You can get a liberal arts education from most any research university as well, so it doesn't exactly help the case of the LAC boosters...[/quote]

Where did you learn to home your laser-sharp arguments?[/quote]

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