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Self-Expression: Colleges and Sector

self-expression: Whatever the reason, colleges across the United States are seeing a boom in demand for courses on creative writing, according to Brandon Sun. Colleges are adding writing programs to accommodate interest in what has become the rarest of fields in the humanities a sector that is growing, rather than losing students to science and technology. Others attribute it to a flourishing culture of self-expression. The number of schools offering bachelor's degrees in creative writing has risen from three in 1975 to 733 today, according to the Association of Writers & Writing Programs, an industry group based at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. At least, I hope they're aware, said David Galef, director of the creative writing program at Montclair State University in New Jersey. So what will these students do after graduating Most of them are aware that this probably is not going to be their career. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.