I give you the challenge that i mentioned earlier, that people have given me, we have a measure of success. Oh, how will you think about, or have you thought about, what success will look like? I think a lot about this because, you knowi if the purpose of the institution, first and foremost is to a be grounded in the first principles of open inquiry and civil discourse,. But for me, success is knowing that when students leave, the kind of transformative education that we're hoping to provide for them has been effective to some measure. Very tetic to that.
What is real education? What can colleges provide their students? Pano Kanelos, president of the new college-to-be in Austin, UATX, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the nature of education, what the Great Books can teach us, and how we should rethink college education in today's world.