A VOX ATL Teen’s View: A Liberal Arts Education Isn’t Useless

“Yes, technology plays a huge role in today’s society. … But that liberal arts creativity currently under siege is more valuable today than ever before,” VOX ATL contributor Sarah Engel writes.

Art by Sarah Engel / Courtesy of VOX ATL

By Sarah Engel 

I’m a high school senior, currently making my way through the minefield that is college application season. And if I have to hear from one more person that a liberal arts education is “useless,” I’m going to implode.

In 2016, the governor of Kentucky wanted to withdraw state funding from students majoring in French literature.