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Hamid Shirvani

Dr. Hamid Shirvani is a Senior Fellow with the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. He served as Chancellor of the North Dakota University System and President of California State University Stanislaus.

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Posted inHigher Education, Opinion

Liberal learning: A suitable education for the free individual

Avatar photo by Hamid Shirvani December 31, 2015April 8, 2021

In this age of a dynamic global economy, new kinds of industries are replacing those we had in the industrial age. Established companies are reinventing themselves, and new ones are created all the time. In education, our challenge is to figure out how to prepare people for multiple careers and, most likely, for careers that […]

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