Articles About Liberal Arts Education
A collection of articles about Catholic liberal arts education, and, more broadly, liberal arts education.
GENERAL OVERVIEWS OF THE CATHOLIC LIBERAL ARTS MOVEMENT & FEATURES OF CATHOLIC LIBERAL ARTS SCHOOLS
“Christless Classical Curricula” | The Imaginative Conservative, Helen Freeh – March 24, 2024
“Growth in Classical Education a Sign of Great Hope, Say Teachers” | Aleteia, Tom Hoopes – March 18, 2024
“Treasures Old: Wisdom and Inspiration from the History of Catholic Education” | Delivered at the Augustine Institute’s St. John Bosco Conference, Dr. Andrew Seeley – January 27, 2024
“Rejoicing in the Truth: A Portrait of Renewal at Our Lady of Lourdes” | Delivered at the Augustine Institute’s St. John Bosco Conference, Rosemary Vander Weele – January 27, 2024
“Catholic Schools, the Communion of Saints, and the Eucharist” | Catholic World Report, David G. Bonagura, Jr. – November 10, 2023
“The Adeodatus Foundation: Recovering Roots & Life in Catholic Education” | The Imaginative Conservative – June 9, 2023
“The 5 Marks of a Truly Catholic School” | Catholic Link, Elisabeth Sullivan – February 1, 2021
“Reclaiming an Education for Joyful Hope” | Catholic Exchange, Elisabeth Sullivan – January 5, 2021
“Quarantine and Zoom lessons have taught me the value of in-person Catholic schools” | America, Rachel Lu- May 6, 2020
“To Found a School” | Building Catholic Culture, Dr. Jared Staudt – August 11, 2019
“First Educators” | ICLE, Dr. Andrew Seeley – March 2019
“Why Music Should Be Part of Every Catholic Child’s Education” | ICLE, Dr. Andrew Seeley – January 9, 2019
“The Practicality of the Catholic Liberal Arts” | America, Matt Emerson – June 17, 2015
“Rural School Embraces Classical Education, Catholic Identity” | Catholic News Agency, Carl Bunderson – February 4, 2014
“Classical Schools Put Plato Over iPad” | CNN.com, Julia Duin – June 21, 2013
“A Case for Classical Education” | FIRST THINGS, Elisabeth Sullivan – September 7, 2012
“A New (Old) Model for Catholic Schools” | CatholiCity.com, Eric Pavlat – December 17, 2010
GENERAL SUPPORT OF LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION
“Freedom in Christ: The Incarnation, the Human Person, & the Liberal Arts” | Delivered at the Augustine Institute’s St. John Bosco Conference, Dr. Jeffrey Lehman – January 27, 2024
“A Message for Humanities PhDs“ | First Things, Mark Bauerlein – February 27, 2023
Challenges Facing Classical Education | Panel Discussion at the National Symposium for Classical Education – February 24, 2023
“The Most Unexpected Workplace Trend Coming in 2020: the Return of the Liberal Arts Major” | Inc.com, Jessica Stillman – November 26, 2019
“A Defense of the Classics in College Entrance Exams” | Inside Higher Ed, Michael Ortner – October 28, 2019
Attorney General William P. Barr Delivers Remarks to the Law School and the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture at the University of Notre Dame | October 11, 2019
“What Today’s College Students Can Learn from St. Augustine” | America, Terence Sweeney – September 13, 2019
“Newman’s Children: John Senior” | The Catholic Thing, Michael Pakaluk – September 3, 2019
“Five Misconceptions about the Liberal Arts” | CLT Journal, Anne Harmon – August 16, 2019
“What Critics of a Liberal Arts and Sciences Education are Missing” | Fox News, Frederick Lawrence – June 13, 2018
“Liberal Arts in the Data Age” | Harvard Business Review, JM Olejarz – July/August 2017
“Why America’s Obsession with STEM Education is Dangerous” | The Washington Post, Fareed Zakaria – March 26, 2015
“11 Reasons to Ignore the Haters and Major in the Humanities” | Insider, Max Nisen – June 27, 2013
“Embracing a Classical Education” | The Washington Post, Julia Duin – April 10, 2011