College: What It Should Be

In his new book College, Columbia professor Andrew Delbanco reminds us what college should be.

“College, he tells us, is a time to learn to ‘make connections among seemingly disparate phenomena,’ to see things from another’s point of view and to develop a sense of ethical responsibility. At a time when many are trying to reduce the college years to a training period for economic competition, Delbanco reminds readers of the ideal of democratic education.” Read his views here.

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