In this article, author Bobby Fong states that what is needed in higher education today is a renewed urgency and commitment to assist students in forming their souls. Fong suggests soul-making is integral to education at our institutions--whether secular or religious-- and it ought to make itself felt in all areas of academic life.

Examines the valuing process and the responsibility of educators to regard value information as a central concern. (Editor/PG)

Speech which emphasizes the development of the human spirit, delivered at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Colleges and Universities of the State of New York, September 19, 1974. (Editor/PG)

Author believes the liberal arts college should be restored to the center of the educational process, and improved patterns must be devised for interaction between those in the liberal arts and those in professional studies. By implementing these strategies, destructive fragmentation in higher education will be eliminated. (Author/PG)

A curriculum design that focuses on the human sciences, the disciplines that concern themselves with the social and individual activities that are distinctively human, would be a better approach than the current separation of the humanities and social sciences. (MSE)

The twentieth century's reinterpretation of knowledge has important implications for the structure of education generally and, in particular, for the humanities and the way humanists teach. Humanistic studies teaching human tradition, community, and solidarity will contribute greatly to undergraduate, graduate, and professional education. (MSE)

A definition of the humanities is provided: centrality of concern on human beings, attention to the individual rather than the group, awareness of the ways in which we know, concern for moral values, the obligation to carry knowledge beyond description, and capacity to communicate. (MLW)

Liberal arts education is described as both flexible and durable since its formulation. Though current pressures tend to fragment the senses of self and knowledge, the liberal arts, it is suggested, can reaffirm the values of wholeness and excellence. (Author/MLW)

A personal reflection on the role of the humanities in undergraduate education, offered to future teachers by a future-oriented "traditionalist." (Editor/PG)

One of the oldest problems of western education, the appropriateness of instruction in the ethics of knowledge, is related to the principle of social virtue. Liberal arts colleges are beginning to reaffirm strongly their commitment to social responsibility in both mission statements and curriculum revision. (MSE)

It is suggested that the American liberal arts college, more than any other institution, claims to be what Alasdair MacIntyre calls a "community within which civility and the intellectual and moral life is sustained." This view is discussed within the context of MacIntyre's philosophical framework. (MSE)

Describes an initiative at Emory University (Georgia) to create an ethos of humane learning through a course that combines theory with internships and actively involves partner communities with faculty and students. In the seminar component students discuss what they are learning from the experiential component and record their individual…

Two recurring themes in nine liberal arts projects are identified: the quest for new constituencies and a new clarification of the meaning of the humanities in the educational process. The role of the NEH in funding, problems in defining the humanities, and interdisciplinary approaches are discussed. (Author/MLW)

The consequences of the sixties' denial of the traditional view of the university as keeper of the culture, the subsequent demand for practicality in curriculum and evaluation, and the problems this has raised for the humanistic disciplines are examined. (JMD)

An action plan for incorporating more humanistic concerns into professional education is presented. Four goals are identified: providing the ability and skills to think logically, communicate clearly, make moral judgments, and make value determinations. (LBH)