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Alverno's innovative education earns grant MacArthur Foundation gives $750,000 apiece to 6 liberal arts schools
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Alverno College is one of six colleges nationally whose creative
teaching won them $750,000 grants from the MacArthur Foundation,
officials will announce today.
The grants are part of a one-time, $4.5 million initiative aimed
at supporting and drawing attention to leaders in liberal arts
education.
"The key thing about a liberal arts education is that it prepares
(students) to be critical and independent thinkers and learners
however their careers may evolve," said Woodward Wic...
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The internship: bridge between marketplace and liberal arts education in the Catholic tradition.(Essay)
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