It was a pleasure to participate in the THE Liberal Arts Summit at Vanderbilt this week. The objectives of the event included:
Reinventing liberal arts in the digital age
How can liberal arts lead the charge for a collaborative learning model where creativity meets empirical reasoning and the real – and imagined – impacts of AI?
How can liberal arts programs demonstrate their unique value to communities, employers and other partners beyond academia?
Fostering interdisciplinary innovation: Merging arts and sciences
Moving beyond the outdated dichotomy of arts and sciences, how can we integrate insights from the liberal arts to emphasize the enduring value in utilizing them to understand problems and drive change?
How can we use interdisciplinary approaches to emphasize the value of a liberal arts mindset in pioneering solutions and adapting swiftly to changes throughout our communities?
The other 35 speakers at this event included Paula Krebs (Exec. Director, Modern Language Association), Jon Meacham (Pulitzer Prize winning author, presidential historian, and Distinguished Professor at Vanderbilt), Marjory Hass (President, Council of Independent Colleges), and Lynn Pasquarella (President, American Association of Colleges and Universities).
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