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Can—and Should—Colleges Educate the Whole Person?

Inside Higher Ed

Yet few secular institutions strive to actually achieve those objectives. You might well object: even if educating the whole student is a good idea, how can campuses do this in ways that respect diversity and individuality? Personal development is too central to a college education to be ignored.

Education 101
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Celebrating Black History: Now is the Time for Courageous Conversations and Bold Action

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Often working with Historically Black Colleges (HBCUs) and staffed by students, freedom schools sought to promote education for Black transformation and liberation. Needless to say, this philosophy of education is just as relevant today as it was more than 50 ago.

History 104