When did rhetoric cease to be one of the central focuses of higher education in Western Europe?

by 8sun

Additionally, what other subjects were becoming more popular at this time?

Searocksandtrees

Hi, not discouraging other contributions, but you will want to check out this answer from u/bfg_foo: Whatever happened to the study of rhetoric?

And a few more comments in this thread When did the scholarly regimen in university begin to move away from the great works and/or trivium?