The case for college, part 2: How do we educate for today’s world?
Specific competencies and a broad liberal arts education — can Goshen College offer the best of both worlds?
Goshen College President Rebecca Stoltzfus offers regular and intimate reflections on campus, interesting people she’s met, conversations she’s part of and higher education today.
Email her: president@goshen.edu
Specific competencies and a broad liberal arts education — can Goshen College offer the best of both worlds?
Nearly every morning, I put the coffee on to brew, indulge in morning Tai Chi, pray the Lord’s Prayer, drink my first cup of coffee without artificial light and then I write in my journal. Of all the forms of writing that I do, journaling is the most pleasurable.
I know there are a lot of negative narratives about college these days. How do we respond to this? Let’s begin with some evidence.