These adults are attending a respected institution of higher learning, perhaps in pursuit of lofty goals, and they’ve signed up for a course on great books. There, they find no escape from the ...

The most immediate source of controversy in any Great Books course is its name, which inevitably prompts the question: What makes a great book? And more importantly, who? This was the first question ...

Scott Black invites the public to explore Great Books over dinner. The Tanner Humanities Center offers a taste of its Great Books course through engaging faculty talks paired with dinner and drinks.

Nicholas Dames has taught Literature Humanities, Columbia University’s required great-books course, since 1998. He loves the job, but it has changed. Over the past decade, students have become ...

Even the ablest defenses of classical Christian education can lose sight of what gives it life. On a recent weekend, my wife and I found ourselves in an odd place—a library. We’re used to public ...

Chris Yates’ favorite class from his time at UNC in the '90s was a rigorous course based around deep discussion of classic texts on philosophy and history, trying to search for the deepest truths of ...

The planning of new degree programs at colleges and universities is a deliberate process. Among other things, it involves months of: Discussions among the administration and the faculty. Attention to ...