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Owning the Liberal Arts in the 21st Century
UM ConferenceMay 22-24, 2013
Dr. Earl Lewis, PresidentThe Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
ARTSCIENCE
PHILOSOPHY LANGUAGE
HUMANITIES
DEMOCRATIZATION
KNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMY
GLOBALIZATION COMPETITION
The Brains Business
The Liberal Arts
The Liberal Arts
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CHARGE
• In the next 12-18 months I would like for you to take a broad and deep look at liberal arts education over the next quarter century. The questions that have been previously rehearsed can be broken into five general areas, including content, structure, form, schedule, and innovation.
Thank You