LOCKHART: What our education is missing
As undergraduate enrollment begins for Fall 2014 courses, I notice with disappointment that next semester’s offerings include very few public speaking courses. A quick search of the word “speaking” as part of a class title on Lou’s List turns up only two courses. Both of them are in the Commerce school and restricted to 16 students. This isn’t an irregular occurrence; looking back at course offerings over the past few semesters, the story has been similar. This scarcity of oral communication courses is a systemic problem at the University.