Name: A call to reinvent liberal arts education
Uploaded: 2009-06-01T01:00:00Z
Duration: 18 min 24 s
Description: Bennington president Liz Coleman delivers a call-to-arms for radical reform in higher education. Bucking the trend to push students toward increasingly narrow areas of study, she proposes a truly cross-disciplinary education -- one that dynamically combines all areas of study to address the great problems of our day.

Bennington president Liz Coleman delivers a call-to-arms for radical reform in higher education. Bucking the trend to push students toward increasingly narrow areas of study, she proposes a truly cross-disciplinary education -- one that dynamically combines all areas of study to address the great problems of our day.

Liz Coleman: A call to reinvent liberal arts education

A call to reinvent liberal arts education

Liberal arts education in crisis: fragmented knowledge and overemphasis on expertise limit civic engagement and creativity.

The interconnectedness of global issues demands a broader educational approach beyond narrow, expert-driven perspectives.

Reimagining higher education: a call for a cross-disciplinary curriculum that empowers students to address critical challenges.