Being a Presence for Students Teaching as a Lived Defense of Liberal Education

This book offers a lived defense of liberal education. How does a college professor, on a daily basis, help students feel the value of liberal education and get the most from that education? We answer this question, as professors, each day in the classroom. John William Miller, a philosophy professo...

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Main Author: Frank, Jeff (auth)
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Language:English
Published: Lever Press 2019
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