Two Visions of Higher Education: Utopia U & Utility U

Kwame Anthony Appiah suggests 2 divergent models of American higher education, but underestimates the threats facing the liberal arts.

0:26 Appiah's 2 rival visions for higher education
1:05 Conflicting metrics for judging success
1:49 Models co-exist but generate interference effect
2:21 My judgment: the essay is promising but unsatisfying

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Music: Among the Clouds, by Darren Curtis