general education
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Senior Arjun Bedi, a computer science major, initially took a class about comedy performance to satisfy a general education requirement.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025
She advocated for her right to access the general education curriculum and won.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2025
England is already an outlier compared to other countries, with shorter apprenticeships and far less general education like English and Maths.
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2025
The problem in the South, according to Congress, was an “absence of common schools and general education among the people.”
From Slate • Feb. 6, 2025
Broadly, the carriers argued that general education was sufficient to remind motorists about the risks of getting distracted by their devices.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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