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A proposal to develop the Graham University was produced in 1959 ; school was envisioned as a liberal arts institution to combine high academic training with a Christian world view and to offer graduate training in theology and other areas of specialization ; possible locations included New Jersey and Florida ; project did not develop beyond the conceptual stage . The department has a strong mission to those students who elect to take music courses to fulfill the Fine Arts core as well as those who major or minor in music , a mission that is attentive to the college 's status as a liberal arts institution in the Judeo-Christian and Dominican Traditions . " The University of Rochester began as a liberal arts school focusing on the humanities . Today , that percentage has fallen to at most 4 % , assuming an extremely generous definition of what counts as a liberal arts college . As a liberal arts college , Brandeis affirms the importance of a broad education in preparing you for participation in a changing society .