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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The Liberal Arts and Sciences Edge

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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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Diversity

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The Liberal Arts and Sciences Edge

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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

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