Conversation on the Liberal Arts
Our annual Conversation on the Liberal Arts gathers faculty and administrators from colleges and universities nationwide to address the challenges facing liberal arts education: How do we educate for membership in a global community? How is a liberal arts education related to work and calling? Can a liberal arts education foster justice in students? We learn from some of the best in the field, but mostly we learn from each other as we share how things look through our sometimes very different lenses.
At the recent conference, “Learning in a Time of Politics”, participants discussed how liberal arts education can best fulfill one of the goals most often claimed for it: preparing citizens for informed and discerning political engagement. With help from Harvard historian of education, Julie Reuben, conference participants examined the history of politics in higher education and considered the difference between advocacy and indoctrination; giving light to past pedagogical approaches and future frameworks for student political engagement.
Conferences to Date:
Learning in a Time of Politics: Liberal Arts Education and Political Engagement
The eighth annual Conversation on the Liberal Arts. Feb. 15-16, 2008
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Learning Beyond Measure? Assessing the Liberal Arts
The seventh annual Conversation on the Liberal Arts. Feb. 16-17, 2007 - Globalizing the Liberal Arts
The sixth annual Conversation on the Liberal Arts. Feb. 17-18, 2006 -
Beyond Two Cultures: The Sciences as Liberal Arts
The fifth annual Conversation on the Liberal Arts. Feb. 18-19, 2005 -
Vocation, Vocationalism, and the Liberal Arts
The fourth annual Conversation on the Liberal Arts. Feb. 6-7, 2004 -
Educating for Justice: Liberal Education and the Development of Just Members of Society
The third annual Conversation on the Liberal Arts. Jan. 31- Feb. 1, 2003 -
Interpreting the Liberal Arts: Four Lectures on the History and Historiography of the Liberal Arts
The second annual Conversation on the Liberal Arts led by Bruce A. Kimball. Feb. 8-9, 2002 -
A Conversation on the Liberal Arts
The first annual Conversation on the Liberal Arts featuring George Marsden, Stephen Davis, & Eva Brann. Jan. 18-19, 2001