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America's Service Academies, Your Service Academies
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Born, Dana H.; Phillips, Andrew T.; Trainor, Timothy E. – Liberal Education, 2012
The United States Air Force Academy, United States Naval Academy, and United States Military Academy are America's three largest service academies. They are "the" primary undergraduate institutions and commissioning sources that educate and develop the officers who are expected to lead this nation's armed forces. They are special places that have…
Descriptors: Military Service, Military Schools, Integrity, Armed Forces
Commitment to Liberal Education at the United States Air Force Academy
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Enger, Rolf C.; Jones, Steven K.; Born, Dana H. – Liberal Education, 2010
Located just north of Colorado Springs, Colorado, the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) is one of the nation's federally funded military service academies. With an enrollment of approximately 4,400 undergraduates, the academy offers an integrated four-year curriculum of academics, athletics, leadership and character development, military…
Descriptors: Military Service, General Education, Military Personnel, War
The Transformation of West Point as a Liberal Arts College
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Keith, Bruce – Liberal Education, 2010
Think of the United States Military Academy and the typical images are of duty, character, leadership, and possibly even regimented conformity. Intellectual liberation, integrative innovation, and holistic development--hallmarks of a liberal education--are not always associated with the public's perception of the West Point experience. Yet,…
Descriptors: General Education, Transformative Learning, Innovation, Liberal Arts