The President of Monmouth College, a private liberal arts college in Illinois, has recently announced that students at the school will no longer be able to major in philosophy, nor in a number of other subjects, starting in Fall 2026. “We stand firm to our commitment as a liberal arts college and embrace the traditions of Monmouth and liberal arts schools,” said President Patricia Draves, as she announced the elimination of major programs in philosophy, history, classics, anthropology, so...| Daily Nous
Philosophy majors do well according to various measures of critical reasoning and intellectual habits. But is this an effect of studying philosophy, or an effect of students already talented in these ways choosing to major in philosophy? A new study suggests that while there are indeed selection effects, there is some "initial and suggestive evidence"| Daily Nous - news for & about the philosophy profession