<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/_dev-testing/2026-08-21/magazine/spring-2022/chemist-considers-liberal-arts.html" dsn="news"><pubDate/><title>A Chemist Considers the Liberal Arts</title><excerpt>Stephen Contakes describes himself as a STEM scholar (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) interested in advancing the LIBERAL ARTS. The chemistry professor doesn’t think Richard Detweiler’s dichotomy between the LIBERAL ARTS and technical training is entirely fair. “It’s not one or the other for our chemistry students,” he says. “They benefit from our LIBERAL ARTS curriculum and receive top-quality professional training at the same time.”</excerpt><author/><image>
            
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