Purposes of College Education
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
CITIZENSHIP: Influential Speeches and Democratic Society
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Yale College Dean Pericles Lewis explores the intricate relationship between democracy and higher education in America . Political Sc...
CITIZENSHIP: From Ancient Athens to the Ivy League
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this thought-provoking episode, host Pericles Lewis challenges us all to reconsider what it means to educate citizens for democracy in the 21st cen...
COMMUNITY: Duty & Disobedience
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Higher education can have a profound impact on how students resist unjust actions. The episode investigates the intersection of education and civil di...
COMMUNITY: Roles & Responsibility
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What is the role of community in college education? In this episode, Yale students discuss their engagement in the Yale community and how it has influ...
CONVERSATION: Free Speech on Campus
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Conversation and debate on campus can lead to controversy. This episode analyzes political scientist Keith Whittington’s writings on free expression...
CONVERSATION: Plato & John Stuart Mill
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Higher education involves engaging in conversation, both specific discussions about course material and broader conversations about the search for kno...
Purposes of College Education Trailer
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
College is a crucial institution in which our society works through its expectations for young people. This podcast explores some of the purposes that...