# A course taught by Prof. William Baumol on economic theory is highlighted

1 Faculty News April 30, 2012 ![The Atlantic logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_031336.jpg?itok=T4ciY3Gl)>

Excerpt from [The Atlantic](http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/04/increasing-the-value-of-a-liberal-education/256524/) -- "Thanks to Professor [Baumol's](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/william-baumol) friendly but demanding tutelage, I gained a quiet confidence that was (is) a gift of incredible value. An impersonal educational setting, or studying with a much less gifted teacher, would not have permitted that kind of learning."

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