Wrap Up:Liberal Arts, Then, Now,and

the Future

Deborah Loewenberg Ball

Claim of this conferenceThe liberal arts, and a liberal arts education, are fundamental to the development of our students and society in the 21st century.

What might students be learning?

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What would this take to realize this aspiration?

1. Deliberate attention to our students’ experience across their education

2. Disciplined study of teaching and learning of the liberal arts

3. New partnerships across precollege, college, and research in education