If these gifted young people aren't encouraged to absorb the richness of the English literary tradition, our culture can't help but be diminished. While some institutions still take this civilizing mission seriously, most, strangely, think they have better things to do. The study follows on the heels of several reports about diminishing requirements for undergraduates and new politicized curricula. The University of Cambridge announced this week that it will consider dropping its course on Shakespeare as a requirement for all undergraduates. Now they are right up front about it.
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