Pipeline or Catalyst? The Dual Paths of Elite Education
The American Scholar: The Disadvantages of an Elite Education - William Deresiewicz
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- “If one function of a college like Swarthmore should be to create a good elite, another should be to give young people a taste for the life of the mind understood as an end in itself.”
The Point • Elite Education | The Point Magazine
My friends and I founded a university over the summer and...it's going great?! And it's been surprisingly painless to start and run?!
It's a "network university," which is our fancy term for a new type of social institution: one that transforms an existing network into a social commons where ppl can learn, do research, and create groundbreaking wor... See more
It's a "network university," which is our fancy term for a new type of social institution: one that transforms an existing network into a social commons where ppl can learn, do research, and create groundbreaking wor... See more
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What Is College For?
Andrew Delbanco discusses the purpose of college, highlighting economic benefits, political importance, and the value of liberal education in fostering individual growth and enhancing democratic citizenship.
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