By Robert A. Scott, President, Adelphi University
What is the purpose of college? I believe undergraduate education is and must be as much about character and citizenship as about careers and commerce.
Articles tagged: What Is the Value?
American Higher Education: An Obligation to the Future
By Vartan Gregorian, President, Carnegie Corporation of New York
Is higher education meant to help develop an inquiring mind and a deep appreciation for the value of how knowledge enriches one’s lifelong personal and professional achievements—or, should it be simply focused on gaining the skills to pursue a well paying career?
Posted in Article, Research, What Is the Value? Tagged with: debt, information, jobs, liberal arts, Morrill Act, science, skills, technology, Truman Commission, value, Vannevar Bush
