As a new report says Generation Z are smarter and more prudent than Gen Y, here's a guide to all those complex generational labels. Do you know your Baby Boomers from your Millennials? Malala Yousafzai, born in 1997, is a standard bearer for Gen Z Photo: AFP/Getty Images.
liberal arts. 1. the academic course of instruction at a college intended to provide general knowledge and comprising the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences, as opposed to professional or technical subjects.
Liberal arts colleges are geared more toward the acquisition of knowledge and less toward specific professions. [MORE: The Path to Higher Education]. Graduate school. Of the 27 percent of Americans who obtain a degree from a college or university, some stay in school a little longer and attend graduate school.