What is Liberal Arts and Sciences Education?

Liberal Arts education derives its name from the Latin artes liberales, the knowledge and skills (artes) required to become a free (liber) person capable of thinking, judging and acting independently. Rooted

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NATO under attack

Prof. Roberta Haar (UCM) is moderating an event at the Balie, "Nato under Attack" on Wednesday 25 September 2019 (8 pm). More information can be found here: https://debalie.nl/agenda/nato-under-attack-2/

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Graduation speeches!

Graduation is a special time for our UC students. Please see below the graduation speech that Roberta Haar delivered at UCM's Summer graduation. It may inspire and give an impression of the UCM educational community! UCM 2019 Summer

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What is research in the LAS context?

Many UC's have been founded as teaching institutions. However, in order to maintain the teaching - research nexus in an academic environment, many core faculty members are dedicating themselves to

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Diversifying the curriculum

During the Lustrum conference at University College Tilburg last April 2019, my colleague Lourens Minnema and I held a workshop on the challenges of diversifying the curriculum. I teach Classical

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Letter from Chair

Dear UC colleagues across the Netherlands, Ever wondered what is going on at the other UCs? Through UCANN you can connect with a colleague in your field to exchange information

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History of UCANN

UCANN unites a community of academics to further the mission of the liberal arts and sciences education in the Netherlands at the colleges and beyond. As many UC academics know,

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