‘What Is College For?’: First Discussion

By Vincent DeFrancesco. Hello, and welcome to The Chronicle Book Club’s first discussion! This week we are discussing the introduction and first chapter of What Is College For? The Public Purpose of Higher Education, edited by Ellen Condliffe Lagemann and Harry Lewis. The duo express at the outset that their book is “unabashedly normative” and that their intention is to encourage debate. With that in mind, let’s have a civil discussion, whether or not you agree with the book’s underlying premises. More...