In 2015, the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA), formerly known as the National Alumni Forum (NAF), issued a report entitled “The Unkindest Cut: Shakespeare in Exile 2015.” It is an examination of 52 of the national universities and liberal arts colleges rated highest by U.S. News & World Report. The results? Only Harvard University, the University of California-Berkeley, Wellesley College and the U.S. Naval Academy require English majors ( read that again, ENGLISH MAJORS) to take a course focused on Shakespeare. Of the holy Trinity (Shakespeare, Chaucer, Milton) I would consider the Bard to be the most accessible to the masses and the most heart stirring. Safe travels Jim.