Below are links to a sampling of important reflective papers on the meaning and value of a liberal education.
Qualities of the Liberally Educated Person
By William Cronon
"Only Connect..." The Goals of a Liberal Education
By William Cronon
Shaping a Life of the Mind for Practice
By William M. Sullivan and Matthew S. Rosin
In a New Generation of College Students, Many Opt for the Life Examined
By Winnie Hu
What Did the Nobel Laureates Read When They were Young?
From Nobelprize.org
Will the Humanities Save Us?
By Stanley Fish
The Uses of the Humanities, Part Two
By Stanley Fish
Liberal Education for the Twenty-first Century: Business Expectations
By Roberts T. Jones
The Education all Students Need has been Called...
From AACU National Panel Report
By Natalie Angier

