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The Value of a Liberal Arts Education and America’s Future

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Monday, April 28, 2014 | 6 – 8 p.m.
12th-floor Lounge | E. Gerald Corrigan Conference Center | Lincoln Center Campus | 113. W. 60th St. | New York City

Recent concerns about soaring student debt and narrowing job opportunities have raised critical questions about the value of a liberal arts education in the United States as the best means of preparing future leaders and informed citizens.

This multidisciplinary conference will address urgent issues regarding the cost and content of college education while examining the significance of the liberal arts in shaping active moral leaders who will promote the common good.

SPEAKERS
Rebecca Chopp, President, Swarthmore College

Andrew Delbanco, Professor of American Studies and Humanities, Columbia University

Jill Tiefenthaler, President, Colorado College

Richard Vedder, Director, Center for College Affordability & Productivity

Free and open to the public.

For more information, contact Adam Fried, Assistant Director, Center for Ethics Education at718-817-0926 or [email protected].

For additional information, please visit www.fordham.edu/EthicsConference2014.ForFordha

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