Presented By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)
TELLING THE TRUTH ABOUT THE LIBERAL ARTS- AT UM AND ELSEWHERE
Terrence J. McDonald, Director of the Bentley Historical Library at UM
What exactly is a “liberal arts” education in America and where did it come from? The current ferocious debate over the value and future of a liberal arts
education in America is marked by a failure on all sides to answer these questions. By looking at the general history of the liberal arts in some of America’s leading
universities and a case study of University of Michigan, this lecture will attempt to clarify and explain its history. Seen in this historical context, the liberal arts today may be both more and less than its advocates and critics contend.
Terrence McDonald became the Director of the Bentley Historical Library at the UM after serving for ten years as Dean of the University’s college of liberal arts, called the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. He joined the UM faculty after receiving his doctorate in American history from Stanford University.
This is the third in a six-lecture series. The subject is The Power of the Liberal Arts. The next lecture will be April 28, entitled THE VISUAL ARTS AS A HUMANIST LENS INTO THE EXPERIENCE OF BEING HUMAN
Terrence McDonald became the Director of the Bentley Historical Library at the UM after serving for ten years as Dean of the University’s college of liberal arts, called the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. He joined the UM faculty after receiving his doctorate in American history from Stanford University.
This is the third in a six-lecture series. The subject is The Power of the Liberal Arts. The next lecture will be April 28, entitled THE VISUAL ARTS AS A HUMANIST LENS INTO THE EXPERIENCE OF BEING HUMAN
Cost
- $10 for an individual lecture. $30 for six-lecture series, plus OLLI membership ($20).
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