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Student Learning

In his message to the students in the College of Arts and Sciences, Dean Boocker explains the importance of making knowledge matter. We believe that means helping you develop useful, real-world skills alongside the sense of fulfillment and enrichment that a major in Philosophy can provide.

We also believe in making you aware of the knowledge and skills you're developing along the way, so that you con capitalize on your strengths in the marketplace, graduate school and in life.

The Crisis Of Character In The 21st Century American University, Its Historical Counterparts, And Suggested Remedies, Tyler David Norton

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

Higher education in the United States is in the midst of a crisis. Many administrators and faculty are grappling with the question, “what is the purpose of a college education?” In an attempt to resolve this crisis, some education leaders and policy makers have turned to false idols. They embraced student learning outcomes and quantifiable measurement metrics to justify the university’s raison d’etre. This occurred at the same time as institutions abandoned their religious heritage, they incidentally threw away moral elements as well.

Theorizing Transformative Education: An Exploration Into Marcuse’S Aesthetic Dimension, Adrienne Pickett

Adult Education Research Conference

In this paper, I propose that the underlying quality of transformation is what Herbert Marcuse calls the aesthetic dimension. I use aesthetic language to understand better the nature of transformative education.