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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Llikely that the pp will also consider this newly issued report which describes the sad state of the liberal arts programs as part of that "vast right wing conspiracy"!

http://artsandhumanities.fas.harvard.edu/humanities-project[/quote]

That's PPs, my friend, not a single PP who thinks your arguments are a few lightbulbs short of enlightening.

But OK, I went to the link, and there are actually several papers there, not a single paper as you say. Have you actually read any if them?  I think not. I couldn't find anything at all about the "sad state of liberal arts education." It does look like an effort to re-tool their humanities (only) curriculum for the 21st century. I did find a fair amount of bombastic language, including this:

"We therefore judge that this is a timely moment to re-articulate the extraordinary promise of the humanities. Our graduates are preparing to act adroitly in a global environment; they are also preparing to flourish in an austere job market. The Arts and Humanities are essential on both inter-related fronts, cultural and personal. This document (an abbreviation of a more meditative exposition) offers such an exposition."

Well barf, and I don't think I can stand to read much more. A brief glance at the other documents suggests they want to get more students to major in the humanities while fostering "inter-departmental synergies." Nothing about Queer Gardens and the like.

So what exactly is your point? Or do you just post links you haven't read yourself, in the hopes that we won't read them either?9[/quote]

I'm another PP who has had about enough of the hatchet jobs, whether they're being perpetrated by a conspiring cabal or just a single right-wing nut job.

And, may I say to the PP who responded, wherever you were educated, you certainly learned to read critically and write incisively -- both hallmarks of a liberal arts education.    [/quote]

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