In short, a liberal arts degree is a degree in thinking. What does this mean? It means that a liberal arts education, done right and undertaken with enthusiasm, curiosity, and passion, makes you smarter.
Cecilia Gaposchkin, Charles A. and Elfriede A. Collis Professor in History “

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What Is A Liberal Arts Education? And Why Is It More Important Than Ever in the Age of ChatGPT?

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With all the attention that Generative AI is getting these days, and the promise that ChatGPT can even write our essays for us, you might be wondering, "Why do I need to get an education at all, never mind the classic liberal arts degree like the one offered at Dartmouth?" Cecilia Gaposchkin, the Charles A. and Elfriede A. Collis Professor in History at Dartmouth, explains in her piece for 3D Magazine, a magazine that tells the stories of Dartmouth in all its dimensions.