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Ep. 087 - On The Idea of a University
Magnus Podcast: Conversations from the Catacombs of Liberal Education
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AMI exists because we, like so many, see a problem with the current university system. What is the modern university providing to its students in comparison to what it ought to be providing? What is the purpose of a university?
We just completed an 8 week summer course on John Henry Newman's, "The Idea of a University," to grapple with these questions and come to understand what a university ought to look like.
As promised, here is a sneak peek into the first of 8 classes from this course.
Become a fellow and learn how you can access the entire course and attend more for free!
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