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Liberal Arts Education: What’s The Point? | Dr. Robert George and Dr. Cornel West

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Liberal Arts Education: What’s The Point? | Dr. Robert George and Dr. Cornel West

September 9, 2021
The Veritas Forum
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Dr. Cornel West (Harvard Divinity School) and Dr. Robert George (Princeton University) discuss the value of a liberal arts education at the Veritas Forum at The Washington University (co-hosted by The Danforth Center on Religion and Politics): "Liberal Arts Education: What's The Point?" Recorded on 4/16/2019. • Please like, share, subscribe to and review this podcast. Thank you!

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