AMU in The Wall Street Journal
On Tuesday, March 28, Tomas Gilmore—a senior at Ave Maria University majoring in politics and economics—was quoted in the opinion section of The Wall Street Journal.Thomas wrote a brief article on the liberal arts and how education should be a lifelong pursuit, which was included in a WSJ discussion on the decline of liberal arts and humanities. Throughout his piece, he discussed the utilitarian view of education as a gateway to money, as compared to “knowledge for the sake of human fulfilment and flourishing.”“The beauty of the liberal arts lies in its acknowledgment that intellectual pursuits bear fruit in far more ways than financial payoff,” stated Gilmore.Thomas’ achievements are a witness to the excellent training he has received as a politics major at AMU. The politics department has a well-deserved reputation for offering one of the University’s most remarkable majors. The courses—Introduction to Political Thought, Constitutional Law, and International Relations—are challenging. Moreover, all politics seniors are required to complete a comprehensive examination paired with their senior thesis.
