Liberal Education and America's Promise

LEAP Utah Media Coverage

Salt Lake Tribune—op-ed by Phyllis Safman, assistant commissioner for academic affairs, Utah System of Higher Education, and an adjunct professor in the College of Education, University of Utah, and Norm Jones, chair of the Regents’ Task Force on General Education, professor and Chair of History and director of General Education at Utah State University highlights LEAP Essential Learning Outcomes. (August 26, 2011)

D. Whitney Smith, a reporter for the Utah State University Hard News Cafe reports that, "Utah State University's core liberal arts college decided to stand up to critics and speak out about the competitive and life advantages its degrees offer students. One year after the former College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences spun off a separate Caine College of the Arts, USU’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHaSS) has given birth to new academic innovation based on the centuries-old concept of a free flow of ideas. These ideas are documented in the college’s new semiannual alumni magazine Liberalis—Latin for 'of or pertaining to freedom.' CHaSS Dean John Allen said, 'In today’s world, problems will not be solved by any one discipline,' Allen writes on the college’s website. 'Issues such as disease, poverty and terrorism do not respect borders or state lines. The College of Humanities and Social Sciences prepares students to address the complex challenges that lie ahead by thinking critically, thinking creatively, and thinking big.'"

KSL Newsradio— listen to the news story with interview of Debra Humphreys, AAC&U Vice President for Communications and Public Affairs or see written story online, "Business, educators working to better prepare students," (April 14, 2010)

Access Utah (Utah Public Radio)—listen to program, "Preparation for the Twenty-First Century," including interviews with Norm Jones, Utah State University history professor and chair of the Utah Regents' Task Force on General Education, and AAC&U Vice President Debra Humphreys. "

"Utah Higher Education LEAPs Ahead"—blog post by Utah State University student Cassidee Cline.

"What Can Businesses Do to Provide Education with Better-Prepared Students?" —blog post by Utah LEAP forum attendee from Westminter College, Gary Daynes.

News Releases and Announcements

Public Forum Featuring Governor Herbert and Other Utah Leaders To Address Improving Utah College Learning (April 7, 2010)

Utah Colleges and Universities Join Forces to Accelerate Improvements in Student Learning Outcomes and Meet Needs of Changing Global Economy (October 30, 2009)