the liberal arts and sciences and the 21st century land grant mission
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Visions and Pathways … The Future of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Christopher P. Long | @cplongProfessor of Philosophy and Classics Associate Dean for Graduate and Undergraduate Education The Pennsylvania State University
See my companion post: The Liberal Arts and Sciences and the 21st Century Land Grant Mission
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“… the natural road is from what is more familiar and clearer to us to what is clearer and better known by nature.”
— Aristotle, Physics I.1, 184a17-19
“… where the leading object shall be, without excluding other scientific and classical studies … to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions in life.”
— Morrill Act, section 4, July 2, 1862
Image: Justin S. Morrill, Library of Congress
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Image: James Anderson’s “The Status of Classical Studies in Florida Colleges,” 1911
“Let us not cheapen our courses. Let us not imagine that we shall win out in the long run by making our courses so superficial and easy and worthless as to … abound in numbers.”
— James Anderson, The Status of Classical Studies in Florida Colleges, 1911
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Image: James Anderson’s “The Status of Classical Studies in Florida Colleges,” 1911
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Traditional Liberal Arts ValuesEloquent Speaking and Writing | Critical Thinking
Ethical Imagination | Intellectual Curiosity
21st Century Demands
Digital Fluency | Global Interconnectedness Collaborative Research | Public Engagement
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The Liberal Arts and Sciences Edge
World-Class Faculty
Supported Enrichment Opportunities
Engaged Alumni Network
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Retain and Recruit the Best Faculty
Image: Evan Pugh Professor, Nina Jablonski
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Support Enrichment Opportunities
Images: Gail Goochie in Cambodia | Jinny and John Chapel
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Cultivate an Engaged Alumni Network
Images: Paterno Fellows Graduation 2014 | Sue Paterno
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From Vision to Resources
Philanthropy
Online Education
Grants and Research
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Online Education
Earth designed by Martin Vanco from the Noun Project | Students designed by Wilson Joseph from the Noun Project | Institution designed by Mike Wirth from the Noun Project
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“… we take on the virtues by first being at work at them …. we learn by doing … we become just by doing things that are just …”
— Aristotle, Nic. Ethics II.1, 1103a31b2
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Cultivation
Image: Chris Long “Sparks Set for Graduation”
Perform the values for which we advocate
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Shared Governance
Engaged Community
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The Liberal Arts and Sciences Edge
Traditional Liberal Arts ValuesEloquent Speaking and Writing | Critical Thinking
Ethical Imagination | Intellectual Curiosity
21st Century DemandsDigital Fluency | Global Interconnectedness Collaborative Research | Public Engagement
@cplongwww.cplong.org