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 succes!
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
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
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
Conference on the socially responsible person at AUC
Conference on the socially responsible person at Amsterdam University College (2-3 April, 2020). In particular the first day of the conference is highly recommended for UC teachers / tutors /