In “7 Major Misconceptions about the Liberal Arts” Sanford J. Ungar, former president of Goucher College, states that liberal arts is misunderstood because of federal government, financial issues and college education. American federal government is more worried about politics and political views from other countries which makes education not important. Americans are only focused on one perception and are not open-minded to view improvements. Ungar believes “America the only country in the world...” is falling behind “Other Countries” (Ungar 2). This causes college education to not be funded well and effects student opportunities to improve their future careers. Financial issues rise from Liberal art colleges not being funded by the American