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August 30, 2022A book I wrote called The Death of Learning has been generating some attention, both good and bad. It catalogs the decline of traditional liberal arts education in America ...
August 16, 2022Why do we say liberal education or the liberal arts? Why not call it conservative education, since it is an education that “conserves” so much of the world’s...
July 26, 2022Over 60 years ago, we were introduced to the idea of “the two cultures” in higher education—that is, the growing rift in the academy between the humanities and the...
May 3, 2022Are liberal education and civic education related? Perhaps the immediate answer is no. At its best, a decent liberal education teaches students to think deeply and widely for...
