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29-08-2021, 06:20 PM
An honorable member of the Coffee Shop Has Just Posted the Following:
The closure of Yale-NUS college proves that Singapore’s political and cultural landscape simply doesn’t work for the spirit of openness that a liberal arts education demands.
The mission of Yale-NUS was a lofty one from its inception: “A community of learning, Founded by two great universities, in Asia, for the world.” The promise of a liberal arts education in Asia was unprecedented — the region had been built on technical expertise and learning by rote...
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The closure of Yale-NUS college proves that Singapore’s political and cultural landscape simply doesn’t work for the spirit of openness that a liberal arts education demands.
The mission of Yale-NUS was a lofty one from its inception: “A community of learning, Founded by two great universities, in Asia, for the world.” The promise of a liberal arts education in Asia was unprecedented — the region had been built on technical expertise and learning by rote...
Read more (https://www.sammyboy.com/threads/lessons-from-the-death-of-singapore%E2%80%99s-liberal-arts-experiment.309475/)
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (https://www.sammyboy.com/threads/lessons-from-the-death-of-singapore%E2%80%99s-liberal-arts-experiment.309475/).