<p>I certainly agree, but if anything, the thrust of this report, as I read it, is the reverse, namely that even students in pre-professional tracks should receive a "liberal" education, broadly conceived. Here's a key passage from the summary:</p>
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But it [the stark division between professional degrees and liberal arts ed] is especially injurious to first-generation students who, the evidence shows, are the most likely to enroll in narrower programs that provide job training but do not emphasize the broader outcomes of a twenty-first-century education. To serve American society well, colleges, universities, and community colleges must take active steps to make liberal education inclusive.
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