Second, those who wish to study these areas do it with the intention of being recognized for their work in that field. Yet, they will walk away with a liberal arts degree and not a gender studies minor. Forget all of the debate over the proposed minors being made up of different disciplines and how it violates what a liberal arts minor should entail. A liberal arts education is only accentuated when a topic can be studied in the context of several disciplines. The level of questioning and challenging is multiplied by however many disciplines are involved.
Minors hold more weight in the real world.
Areas of concentration are not really known, and often looked down upon. That is a big reason why they are not pursued. By classifying multiculturalism and gender studies as minors, there would more than likely be a resurgence in interest. However, the Wabash education is not pragmatic in that way. If I wanted to learn how to do a job, I would have gone to another school.