Shannon Watkins is a research associate at the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal in Raleigh.
Opinion
Give Gen Ed credits coherent purpose by connecting them to Western canon
Today’s college students are tasked with a daunting and — for many — unfeasible mission: cobbling together a meaningful general education that will give them a coherent and interconnected understanding of the most essential knowledge. This task is daunting because of the general education landscape most students encounter. At present, most universities offer their students...