Speeches and Articles
Series of Articles in Liberal Education
"Teachable Moments: Advising as Liberal Learning" (Liberal Education, Spring 2006)
By Ned Scott Laff
"Liberal Education and the Specialist-Rich Workplace" (Liberal Education, Winter 2006)
By Lee Dudka
"What
Really Matters in College: How Students View and Value Liberal
Education" (Liberal Education, Summer/Fall
2005)
By Debra Humphreys and Abigail Davenport
"Liberal Education for the Twenty-first Century: Business
Expectations" (Liberal Education, Spring
2005)
By Roberts T. Jones
News Articles and Programs on Liberal Education
An article in New Jersey's Daily Record (April 29, 2006) outlines the plans of Drew University's new president,
Robert Weisbuch.
A program on NPR's Diane Rehm show (April 14, 2006) discusses what students are and should be learning in college.
An article on Rediff.com (March 9, 2006) by FastCompany writer Alison Overholt encourages us to "Embrace the Liberal Arts (Again)."
An article
in Southern Illinois University Carbondale's student paper
the Daily Egyptian highlights the benefits of a new
program that aims to diversify areas of liberal arts study.
An article
in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (August 9, 2005)
explains the dramatic increase in liberal arts majors at Georgia
Tech, a historically technological institution. (Registration
required.)
An article
posted to MSN Careers explains how communication skills can
give liberal arts graduates an edge in today's workplace.
An article
in the Green Bay Press-Gazette discusses how, contrary
to common perception, liberal arts degrees can be very practical
in today's job market.
in an article
in LIBERALARTSONLINE, James T. Knauer argues that
civic engagement should be a central part of liberal education.
The Winter issue of Phi Beta Kappa's Key Reporter
features an article
(PDF) by John Churchill about the relationship between liberal
and vocational education (starts on page 2).
An article
in the Montreal Gazette (March 26, 2005) suggests
that, contrary to popular opinion, a liberal arts degree can
open the door to many careers.
An article
in the Daily Pennsylvanian (February 3, 2005) discusses
a new book that makes a case for the practicality of a liberal
arts education.
The Atlantic Monthly (October 2004) features an
article
by Northeastern University President Richard Freeland arguing
for a new integration of liberal and professional education.
(Subscription required.)
Op-Eds and Editorials Making the Case for Liberal
Education
An editorial in Cayman Net News (February 7, 2006) by Arni Arnthorsson, a professor at the University College Cayman Islands, states that the "lack of understanding about how the holistic, comprehensive view of education will enhance the individual has to change."
A letter from
Michael Bassis, President of Westminster College, explores the important role liberal education plays at his own college and the impact it has in the world.
An editorial
in the Star-Telegram (December 5, 2005) by Jake B.
Schrum, President of Southwestern University, states that
a liberal arts education can provide students with both emotional
and financial riches.
An interview
of a Colgate University alumna in The Colgate Maroon-News
(November 4, 2005) highlights the importance of Liberal Arts
in her diverse career history.
An editorial
in the Modesto Bee (October 16, 2005) by Hamid Shirvani,
President of California State University, cites reasons why
colleges should be more demanding of their students, stating
that "a liberally educated person should develop character
and examine his or her values as part of the educational process."
An editorial
by columnist Adele Horin in the Sydney Morning Herald
(June 18, 2005) argues that "It is time for Australia
to rediscover the value of a liberal-arts education."
(Registration required.)
An editorial
by columnist Tim Aylsworth in the Texas A&M Battalion
argues that an emphasis on the liberal arts enriches undergraduate
education and can improve a school's standing.
In an editorial originally published
in the Community College Times, Western Nevada Community
College President Carol A. Lucey argues that emphasis on vocationalism
should not come at the expense of attention to liberal education
outcomes.
In an editorial
in the Journal of College and Character, Wesley College
President Scott D. Miller discusses how higher education can
best prepare graduates for an independent, successful life.
In an
editorial for the Daily Collegian (March 25,
2005), student Mike Anmuth makes a case for the merits of
general education requirements.
In an editorial
on the Annapolis Group's Web site, Dale Marshall questions
the usefulness of college rankings.
Speeches Making the Case for Liberal Education
MaryAnn Baenninger, President, College of Saint Benedict
Liberal
Arts Education an Antidote to Polarization
Robert Caret, President, San José State University
Commentary
on National Public Radio
Workplace
Demands Broad Set of Skills
Rebecca Chopp, President, Colgate University
Keynote Address (pdf)
College Student Values Conference, Florida State University
William Durden, President, Dickinson College
Liberal Arts
for All, Not Just the Rich
The Liberal Arts as a Bulwark of Business Education
Reclaiming the Distinctiveness of American Higher Education (pdf)
Bobby Fong, President, Butler University in Indianapolis,
Indiana
Inauguration
Speech (excerpted)
Great
Expectations for College Achievement (with Carol Geary
Schneider)
Dr. Adam W. Herbert, President, of Indiana University
Extending
the Reach of Knowledge: Inaugural Address, April 15, 2004
Leo I. Higdon, Jr., President, College of Charleston
Liberal Arts
Education Suits These Changing Times
Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, President, University of Maryland
Baltimore County
Convocation
Address, August 2002
Edward M. Hundert, President, Case Western Reserve University
Liberal
Learning for the Twenty-First Century (PDF)
Roberts T. Jones, President of Education and Workforce Policy, and Barbara Lawton, Lt. Governor of Wisconsin
Meeting New Challenges at Home and Abroad: Liberal Education's New Premium (AAC&U podcast)
Theodore E. Long, President, Elizabethtown College
The Civic Renewal
of Liberal Education
Carol Lucey, President, Western Nevada Community College
Higher Ed's Other Goals
David Maxwell, President, Drake University
The
Drake Compact for the 21st Century
William Merwin, President, Florida Gulf Coast University
University Maintains a Strong Commitment to Liberal Education
Robert A. Miller, President, Nazareth College
Narrowing the Liberal Arts Destroys Degrees' Value
Michael Mooney, Former President,
Lewis & Clark College
The Value of
the Liberal Arts
Gary Olson, Chair, Department of Political Science, Maravian
College
Are
Colleges Faithful to a Liberal Arts Mission?
Stuart Rabinowitz, President,
Hofstra University
Inaugural
Address (excerpted)
Kevin P. Reilly, President, University of Wisconsin System
Keeping
the Public in a Public University
Richard J. Scaldini, President,
Hiram College
Ohio's Problem
Isn't Braindrain; It's Myopia
Carol Geary Schneider, President, Association of American
Colleges
and Universities
Liberal
Education: A for Creativity; D- for Communication...
Liberal
Education and America's Promise
Liberal Education: Employers' Views and Yours
Making
Excellence Inclusive: Liberal Education and America's Promise
David J. Skorton, President, The University of Iowa
University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Commencement
Robert A. Scott, President of Adelphi University
State
of the University (pdf)
John Strassburger, President,
Ursinus College
Who Owns Our Values?
(pdf)
Daniel F. Sullivan, President, St. Lawrence University
What
is Liberal Education?
Tim Sullivan, Vice President of Finance and Information Technology,
Smiths Aerospace Components Fabrications - North America
Indiana State University LEAP Campus-Community
Dialogue
Ronald R. Thomas, President, University of Puget Sound
Truth and Consequences:
The Role of an Educated Person
Robert Weisbuch, President, Drew University
Inaugural Address -- April 28, 2006
Katherine Haley Will, President, Gettysburg College
The
Liberal Arts in America and the Globe: This Old World Just
Keeps Spinning Around
Elisabeth Zinser, President, Southern Oregon University
Our Place in the Sunlight: Oregon’s Contemporary Public Liberal
Arts University
If you are a leader within the academy or outside it who
has written an article or delivered a speech promoting the
benefits of a practical and engaged liberal education or you
have seen such a piece, please submit it for inclusion on
this page to Ursula Gross (gross@aacu.org).
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