Here's a question that colleges and universities across the country are grappling with: how does "liberal arts" fit into our futures?
We hear more and more talk about stem courses and careers: science, technology, engineering and math.
There's lots of talk about the fact that the U.S. needs people with these degrees to compete in a global economy.
So what will it take for liberal arts programs to matter to students who want to graduate with degrees that will secure a job that pays?
Those are some of the questions being tackled this week at a major conversation involving more than 50 deans at large research universities around the country coming to the University of Michigan for an unprecedented national conversation.
The focus -"The Liberal Arts and Sciences in the Research University Today: Histories, Challenges, Futures."
The Dean of the College of Literature, Science and the Arts at the University of Michigan, Dean Terrence McDonald was kind enough to join us in the studio.
Listen to the full interview above.
