How the Humanities Can Save Humanity

The following post was written by Andrew Rees, a student Fellow for the Center.  I have been deeply troubled by the growing anti-Islamic sentiment across the United States in recent weeks. Calls to bar entrance to Middle Eastern refugees and even all Muslims have been met, not with apprehension, but with widespread support across the …

A Liberal Education at BYU

The following post was written by Blair Bateman, a Faculty Fellow for the Center. At the University of Minnesota, where I earned my PhD, the approximate equivalent for BYU’s College of Humanities is known as the College of Liberal Arts, as it is at many other universities. In fact, the word “liberal” is commonly used at …