These essays uphold a belief in a liberal education, and highlight the way in which a liberal education nurtures independent perspectives and strengthens democratic values. They study university presidency and the way in which this office can be used to advocate social good.
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"In Liberal Education and the Public Interest, through a series of delightful and thought-provoking essays, James Freedman presents a fascinating view of the modern university presidency and its power to advocate for social good. He challenges us to use our offices to defend higher education, to explain education's centrality to democracy to an ever more skeptical public, to embrace the value of a liberal education, to take principled positions on issues of morality, and to inspire our students to change the world." Every page of James Freedman s "Liberal Education and the Public Interest" gleams with intelligence, passion, and an abiding belief in the potential of universities (and their presidents in particular) to reunite America with its highest ideals. Nicholas Lemann, author of "The Promised Land and The Big Test"" "Every page of James Freedman's "Liberal Education and the Public Interest" gleams with intelligence, passion, and an abiding belief in the potential of universities (and their presidents in particular) to reunite America with its highest ideals."--Nicholas Lemann, author of "The Promised Land and The Big Test"
These essays uphold a belief in a liberal education, and highlight the way in which a liberal education nurtures independent perspectives and strengthens democratic values. They study university presidency and the way in which this office can be used to advocate social good.
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