AltLiberalArts presents: The High-Stakes Game of Freedom to Learn: Do the Liberal Arts Hold a Winning Hand?

The liberal arts are under fire. Declining enrollment, shrinking resources, and skepticism about “return on investment” have put the humanities, arts, and social sciences on the defensive. But are we missing the point? What does today’s AI-driven economy truly need—and what kind of higher education can deliver it? Join Ned Scott Laff and Scott Carlson, authors of Hacking College: Why the Major Doesn’t Matter—and What Really Does; Daniel Chambliss, co-author of How College Works; and Mary Ruiz, Chair of AltLiberalArts and sponsor of the Five Disruptive Principles of the Liberal Arts Project, for a conversation on the future of learning and the role of the liberal arts. Moderated by Scott Carlson, of The Chronicle of Higher Education, this panel will confront the challenges facing the liberal-arts brand and explore whether its enduring strengths—curiosity, critical thinking, adaptability, creativity—are exactly what the modern workforce requires. Far from obsolete, the liberal arts may yet hold the winning hand—if educators can show how timeless skills translate into contemporary success.

Register and join via Zoom

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Time: 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Location: Online Event