Failing Forward event
Failing Forward event Sharing your failures can make you more resilient in the future and help you deal with setbacks better. However, only a small minority is willing to do
Invention: The Art of the Liberal Arts. A Review
J. Scott Lee (2020) Invention: The Art of the Liberal Arts. Santa Fe: Respondeo Books. A review by Emma Cohen de Lara J. Scott Lee’s Invention: The Art of the
First annual UCANN meeting a success!
UCANN’s first annual event took place on October 30th 2020 in Zoom, hosted by University College Maastricht with special thanks to Prof. dr. Roberta Haar, Prof. dr. Jos Welie (Dean),
Higher Expectations: A Review
Derek Bok. 2020. Higher Expectations. Can Colleges teach students what they need to know in the 21st century? Princeton: Princeton University Press. Can colleges do more? Derek Bok, who is
Annual Meeting 2020 on October 30th
Dear members, We are pleased to share with you this Annual Meeting 2020 announcement. Please see our newly posted event here. Best, Chris (EUC)
Join a core conversation
People are warmly invited to join a core conversation, which is an online meeting about an interesting text in the fields of history, philosophy, literature, or science. The first excellent
Lost in Thought: A review
Zena Hitz, Lost in Thought. The Hidden Pleasures of an Intellectual Life. Princeton: Princeton University Press 2020: A Review Due to Corona-crisis, one of my students defended her bachelor thesis
How to improve your online teaching and keep students motivated – a reflection on teaching Liberal Arts & Sciences in times of COVID-19
University Colleges (UCs) are the main educational institutions providing Liberal Arts & Sciences (LAS) education in the Netherlands. To facilitate both broad and in-depth learning, UCs aim to create an
Are we still a community of learners?
A question and, frankly, a concern that many of us have in our UC communities during the Corona crisis is whether this crisis will permanently change the way we do
Experts are Not Enough: Liberal Arts and Sciences, the UC Movement, and the Corona Crisis
There is an old story originating on the Indian subcontinent usually referred to as the Blind Men and the Elephant. My Dean likes to refer to it in her talks