What is College For? The Future of American Education

Lecturer

Andrew Delbanco, Armstrong State University

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Date of Lecture

2-25-2013

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Armstrong State University, A Moveable Feast, Temple Mickve Israel

Description of Lecture

In this centerpiece lecture for A Moveable Feast, Delbanco will argue that as the commercialization of American higher education accelerates, more and more students are coming to college with the narrow aim of obtaining a pre-professional credential. Delbanco will illustrate how a traditional four-year college experience— an exploratory time for students to discover their passions and test ideas and values with the help of teachers and peers—is in danger of becoming a thing of the past. This talk will encourage us to remember why making a strong liberal arts education available to as many young people as possible remains central to America’s democratic promise.

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Temple Mickve Israel

20 East Gordon Street Keynote Address

Andrew Delbanco, Mendelson Family Chair of American Studies and Julian Clarence Levi, Professor in the Humanities at Columbia University

Recommended Citation

Delbanco, Andrew, "What is College For? The Future of American Education" (2013). A Moveable Feast (2013-2017). 13.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/armstrong-moveable-feast/13

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