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Project Gutenberg is the largest collection of digitally-formatted books in the public domain. Great for primary texts in the humanities disciplines.
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Liberal Arts News
- Demographic Trends, Financial Challenges Force Catholic College Closures - National Catholic Register
- Maya Moore-Irons advises UConn graduates to always be team players - Thehour.com
- Study liberal arts but don't expect to be as marketable as scientists - Monitor
- Watch the young Huskies cross the stage with the University of Connecticut’s commencement schedule - WTNH.com
- Watch Live: UMaine liberal arts, education undergraduate commencement ceremony - Bangor Daily News
- Caroline Ketcham, Brandon Essary named associate deans in Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences - Today at Elon
- Jack London, Martin Eden and the liberal education in US life - Aeon
- Jesus Cruz-Navarro - Commencement Speaker - Coll. Liberal Arts/Sciences - Wayne State University - The South End
- Op-Ed: The 'liberal' arts are survival skills for humanity — That means you, in case you'd forgotten. - Digital Journal
- Protesters start second encampment demanding UW end ties with Israel - The Seattle Times