The Place of the Liberal Arts and Sciences in the Curriculum [microform] : A Renewed Commitment. Proceedings of a Conference Sponsored by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (Richmond, Virginia, December 17-18, 1984) / David L. Potter, Ed
- Bib ID:
- 5452923
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- Book and Microform
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- Virginia State Council of Higher Education, Richmond
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1985
- 114 p.
- Summary:
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Proceedings of a conference on Virginia's undergraduate curriculum are presented. Attention is focused on the future of the traditional arts and sciences disciplines. Contents include: (1) a keynote address on benefits of studying the humanities, along with answers to audience questions (William H. Bennett, head of the National Endowment for the Humanities); (2) comments on scholarship in the curriculum by five panel members as well as discussion questions and answers (John T. Casteen, III; Armstead Robinson; Michael Hucles; Robert Marshak; and Nancy Suttenfield); (3) comments and discussion on the changing curriculum by four Virginia college presidents (Thomas A. Graves, Frank L. Hereford, Alfred B. Rollins, and Joseph C. Smiddy); (4) an address and answers to questions concerning the rift in U.S. culture that divides the humanities from science and the need to reintroduce the humanities into both science and practical life (Evelyn Fox Keller); (5) an address by Virginia Governor Charles S. Robb; and (6) perspectives on future directions by two Virginia educators (George R. Healey and James A. Davis). A list of concurrent session topics and panelists is appended. (SW)
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