Colleges and Universities See Increase in Arts Majors
February 21, 2006
According to College Board data compiled by the Art & Science Group, an enrollment consulting firm, there was a 44 percent increase from 1996 to 2005 in the number of high school seniors who say that they plan to major in visual and performing arts. This increased interest comes during a period of reduced government spending for the arts, and some administrators say that they're feeling a lot more burden on their shoulders when it comes to
promoting artistic creativity in American society. Shirley M. Tilghman, president of Princeton University, frames the issue in simple terms: "If universities were to withdraw support, the arts would collapse in the U.S."
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