Obtaining an American-style liberal arts degree is a long way from gaining widespread acceptance and praise as a good start to a successful career in Middle Eastern and Central Asian cultures.
These sentiments were expressed by Dr Marcia Grant, Academic Planning Head of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Aga Khan University (AKU) in Pakistan, during a talk at the American University of Sharjah (AUS), last week.
“We have a lot of selling to do to explain what this [liberal arts] degree means,” the US national said. “[If successful] it will soon be seen that liberal arts graduates are good at what they do and can earn as well as anybody from business or engineering,” she added.
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