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Carol Quillen

Carol Quillen is president of Davidson College.

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OPINION: When ‘business as usual’ is no longer defensible in the liberal arts

Avatar photo by Carol Quillen March 2, 2020April 8, 2021

Liberal arts education has two problems. First, no one agrees on what it means — some even think it’s about political indoctrination. Second, the public is skeptical of the value of a liberal arts education. Never mind that the liberal arts delivers what employers seek — as well as what graduates later say helped them […]

Posted inDivided We Learn, Higher Education, Opinion

OPINION: Closing the stubborn college graduation gap between rich and poor

Avatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photo by Carol Quillen, Josh Wyner and Martin Kurzweil December 20, 2016April 8, 2021
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