April 3, 2009

Curing What Ails Liberal Education

To the Editor:

Andrew Delbanco's "A New Day for Intellectuals" (The Chronicle Review, February 13) proposes to earn the public's trust in the academic humanities and support for liberal education by responding to its "demand for some demonstrable utility in what we teach." He rehearses three familiar themes: The nation needs liberally educated college graduates whose savvy and versatility will enable us to compete in the global economy; it needs citizens whose knowledge of history and

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