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Some liberal arts schools adapting to major shifts

AN INSIDE LOOK: Margaret Morrissey-Basler, assistant professor of health sciences, second from left, instructs students in an anatomy class at Providence College. Traditionally, liberal arts colleges are putting more emphasis on professional majors, such as the nursing program at PC, as interest has grown. 
PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI
AN INSIDE LOOK: Margaret Morrissey-Basler, assistant professor of health sciences, second from left, instructs students in an anatomy class at Providence College. Traditionally, liberal arts colleges are putting more emphasis on professional majors, such as the nursing program at PC, as interest has grown. 
PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

With nurses in high demand, and the field remaining a popular career choice despite workforce shortages, Providence College officials had high hopes for the launch of a new nursing program this year. Those hopes turned out to be warranted: the college only had about two months to promote the program before the start of the

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