CONTENTS
12 WHY LIBERAL ARTS? Increasingly, this question is top-of-mind for prospective students and their parents: Is a liberal arts education worth it? Five Gordon College colleagues articulate their responses. Their answers may surprise you.
12 Introduction by Stan Gaede Gordon’s scholar-in-residence sets the stage for an important discussion.
Liberated 14 Arts, by Rini Cobbey What the liberal arts have to do with newness and tradition, collaboration and connection.
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The Promise of Religious Liberal Arts Colleges by Thomas A. (Tal) Howard Faith-based colleges and the meaning of vocation.
Soil for New and 19 Rich Noble Ventures by Carter Crockett
Broad experience, deep convictions: how the liberal arts help students become agents of change.
and the 22 Leadership Liberal Arts by D. Michael Lindsay
Research reveals that many top leaders are liberal arts graduates. Gordon’s president reflects on just how the liberal arts cultivate leadership talent.
ON THE COVER It’s not their parents’ library: Jenks is a “workshop, not a warehouse,” according to Dr. Myron Shirer-Suter, director of library services. Here, students enjoy the recently renovated lobby area, funded by Dale E. and Sarah Ann Fowler. Artifacts suggesting the range of the liberal arts form the large question mark on the floor. Cover Photo Mark Spooner ‘14