Fordham Liberal Arts
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Official Twitter Account of the Future of Liberal Education Task Force at Fordham University. Hosting debate on the value of liberal education in society.
Joined July 2014
"with some embarrassment... I now wish that I had strived for a proper #liberalarts education" #liberaleducation
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#liberaleducation "empowers to be resourceful, practical, & adaptable in addressing challenges in many professions"
thefederalist.com
In today’s dynamic economy, a liberal arts education empowers students with the tools to be resourceful in addressing challenges in many professions.
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#liberaleducation "may seem irrelevant today, but it is necessary if America’s youth are to become successful"
jacobin.com
The neoliberal revolution is radically reshaping higher education. Faculty can play a central role in fighting it.
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One generality on top of another... but I kinda like it. #liberalarts #data
hbr.org
Why the hard sciences need the humanities
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"the supposed straight talk... thoroughly uninformed about the nature and value of #liberalarts " #liberaleducation
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"It is the ramparts of civilization... that those who study #liberalarts are dedicating themselves to helping thrive" https://t.co/M3Y2N4RGPt
townandcountrymag.com
"Studying the humanities is one of the surest ways to preserve our own humanity."
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"the end of #liberaleducation is the right to speak, the right to... question things that go wrong" @AshokaU
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#liberalarts "students learn how to ask the right questions, instead of sitting back and waiting for solutions"
govinsider.asia
Students develop reasoning, critical thinking and imagination, says Yale-NUS College’s President-designate.
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“A person educated in #liberalarts will have the ability to understand complexity, ...from different perspectives,” " https://t.co/mvxcEXeMbR
govinsider.asia
Students develop reasoning, critical thinking and imagination, says Yale-NUS College’s President-designate.
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#liberaleducation "is not to provide vocational training, or lead to mastery of content,” Professor Tan notes.
govinsider.asia
Students develop reasoning, critical thinking and imagination, says Yale-NUS College’s President-designate.
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"own conclusions—and how to apply those conclusions to the questions you have asked" #liberalarts #liberaleducation
govinsider.asia
Students develop reasoning, critical thinking and imagination, says Yale-NUS College’s President-designate.
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#liberaleducation "teaches you to question, encourages you to debate, think more broadly, and then come to your" 1/2
govinsider.asia
Students develop reasoning, critical thinking and imagination, says Yale-NUS College’s President-designate.
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The #liberalarts keep proving their merit and worth.
"the intimacy and intellectual growth at the heart of the #liberalarts experience has enabled veterans to thrive"
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"the intimacy and intellectual growth at the heart of the #liberalarts experience has enabled veterans to thrive"
theatlantic.com
Vassar’s first class of student-veterans to graduate proves that the benefits of an elite liberal-arts education extend to them, too.
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"A well-rounded liberal education should be a public good, and not one that only the very few can access." @NZStuff
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"The bottom line: Many skills developed from a #liberaleducation are highly valued by employers across a broad range" https://t.co/wVDsnMzZf9
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"There was more pressure to find jobs... more pressure on faculty... We gradually lost our focus." #liberaleducation
universityaffairs.ca
The university is looking to its past as a liberal education institution to prepare students for the future.
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Dean Lemann "A conversation that began to shift that... would make #liberaleducation stronger and more sustainable.”
harvardmagazine.com
Yale-NUS, Nicholas Lemann, and Minerva remodel liberal arts for the twenty-first century.
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"If #liberalarts degrees are the target of jokes, philosophy majors are frequently the punchline" #liberaleducation
washingtonpost.com
They aren’t “sages sitting on mountaintops.” Many grads end up in a corner office.
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Katy Tur, #Philosophy major - "It allows me to ask questions" - #LiberalArts prep you to SUCCEED. https://t.co/I40VK945Hs
@univpugetsound
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