The Journey from Graduate School to the Liberal Arts College; or, I Wasn't Supposed to Get a Job

ADE Bulletin ◽  
2005 ◽  
pp. 76-81
Author(s):  
Shannon L. Reed
Keyword(s):  
Graduate School ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Liberal Arts College

In the Wake of Laurence Veysey: Re-examining the Liberal Arts College

2005 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 420-426 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Lefkowitz Horowitz
Keyword(s):  
Graduate School ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Liberal Arts College ◽  
Experimental Methods ◽  
Doctoral Dissertation ◽  
Empirical Methods ◽  
American University ◽  
Graduate School Training ◽  
The University ◽  
School Training

In The Emergence of the American University, Laurence R. Veysey enriched our understanding of the American university at its creation in the second half of the nineteenth century. He demonstrated how this new institution drew on German approaches and valued experimental, empirical methods of knowledge. The university introduced the lecture and seminar. It valued graduate school training above all; the doctoral dissertation required that its students become creators of new knowledge, preferably by experimental methods. Veysey helped us understand the emerging American university by creating a useful ideal type.

scholarly journals The Value of the English Major Today

Humanities ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Beal
Keyword(s):  
Graduate School ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Department Chair ◽  
Liberal Arts College ◽  
Police Brutality ◽  
English Department ◽  
English Departments ◽  
The World ◽  
Self Actualization ◽  
English Major

This essay explores the value of the undergraduate English major today in terms of the knowledge and skills it develops, graduate school and employment opportunities it provides, and self-actualization and social improvement it fosters. From the perspective of an English department chair, this essay stresses both the tangible and intangible benefits of the study of literature and writing, and it does so as a defense against those that seek to cut funding or devolve English departments. With reference to data from both a small, private, liberal arts college in southern California and national sources to give context, the essay shows how the English major is not only perennially valuable, but particularly valuable today in the midst of the world-wide coronavirus pandemic and the protests that aim to arrest police brutality against African Americans and their communities.

Transitioning to Blended Learning: Understanding Student and Faculty Perceptions

2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nanette P. Napier ◽  
Sonal Dekhane ◽  
Stella Smith
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Faculty Perceptions ◽  
Liberal Arts College ◽  
Final Exam ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Faculty Teaching ◽  
Face To Face Instruction ◽  
The Impact

This paper describes the conversion of an introductory computing course to the blended learning model at a small, public liberal arts college. Blended learning significantly reduces face-to-face instruction by incorporating rich, online learning experiences. To assess the impact of blended learning on students, survey data was collected at the midpoint and end of semester, and student performance on the final exam was compared in traditional and blended learning sections. To capture faculty perspectives on teaching blended learning courses, written reflections and discussions from faculty teaching blended learning sections were analyzed. Results indicate that student performance in the traditional and blended learning sections of the course were comparable and that students reported high levels of interaction with their instructor. Faculty teaching the course share insights on transitioning to the blended learning format.

Establishing Neo-Liberal Arts College in Korea : A Proposal from Edusemiotics

2017 ◽  
Vol 51 ◽  
pp. 84-107
Author(s):  
Il-Woo Park ◽  
Eun-Sook Bae ◽  
Ho-Young Ahn ◽  
Hae kyung Cho ◽  
Hyunmin Lee
Keyword(s):  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Liberal Arts College
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