College: What It Was, Is and Should Be September 20, 2012 | 7-8 p.m. EST

College: What It Was, Is and Should Be September 20, 2012 | 7-8 p.m. EST Please join us for a special online conversation with   Professor Andrew Delbanco   National Humanities Center Fellow    Julian Clarence Levi Professor in the Humanities and   Director of the American Studies Program at  Columbia University.
Andrew Delbanco	Graduating from college has traditionally been, and for many Americans still is, a much-desired goal. But increasingly the value and make-up of a college education is being questioned. Is college worth the expense? Is a degree needed for success in contemporary America? Should college prepare a student for a job or for a life? REGISTER HERE
Professor Andrew Delbanco addresses these and other timely questions in his new book College: What It Was, Is   and Should Be. Professor Delbanco explores the history and purpose of American higher education and illuminates how tensions between character formation and professional training, as well as those between teaching and research, have shaped our colleges and universities. (This event does not provide credit hours.)  Join us for a free, online conversation on a subject that has profound implications for America's future.  REGISTER HERE   Buy the book  Professor Delbanco's public lectures at Princeton University