In Tough Times, the Humanities Must Justify Their Worth

<p>This is taken from a thread on the parents forum. One word of advice for those finding their way in college, and certainly at UVA--recessions will come and go but the breadth of your college education is something that you can and should cherish forever. </p>

<p><a href="http://nytimes.com/2009/02/25/books/25human.html?8dpc%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://nytimes.com/2009/02/25/books/25human.html?8dpc&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>It's not often not the subject itself but what you do with the subject. Ambition is everything.</p>