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In response to Ed Slattery's comments, I too received my PhD in 1992 but 
from The University of Tennessee.  While there I studied under Hans Jensen 
in the area of History of Economic Thought. My goal as a graduate student 
was ultimately to attain a position at a liberal arts institution and be 
primarily a teacher much more so than a researcher.  I have found my 
exposure to History of Economic Thought to be invaluable in my daily work. 
 
Teaching in a liberal arts environment often means teaching at a smaller 
school.  Teaching at a smaller school means teaching many different areas, 
i.e. not having the luxury of only teaching in my fields.  I say luxury 
because that would make the job much easier with fewer preps being 
required. I also believe that it would make the job much less interesting. 
Anyway, back to the point I am trying to make, my training in History of 
Economic Thought has allowed me to teach in wide variety of areas in the 
discipline without great difficulty. Further, I really question how one can 
claim to be an economist with little or no knowledge of where the 
discipline has been.  As such, I certainly do mourn the end of teaching 
such an important area in so many grad schools. 
 
Dr. Loren Rice 
The University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma 
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