June 27, 2008

Liberal Arts Undervalued by Education Department, Official Says After Quitting

By Paul Basken

Washington

The Education Department is controlled by advisers who have insufficient regard for the liberal arts and instead are intent on judging colleges largely by their ability to provide economically measurable talent for industry, a recently departed top official told The Chronicle.

Diane Auer Jones, who last month resigned as assistant secretary for postsecondary education, said in an interview on Thursday that her departure was driven in large part by her repeated inability

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