Making College Relevant

Universities are increasingly making their curricular choices more narrow. This is being done in an effort to slot students right into jobs. But the irony is that in an industry survey "89 percent said they wanted more emphasis on “the ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing,” 81 percent asked for better “critical thinking and analytical reasoning skills” and 70 percent were looking for “the ability to innovate and be creative.” Read more in this excellent article in Education Life, NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/03/education/edlife/03careerism-t.html?pagewanted=1&em