Research Frontiers
Field Notes
Ursinus faculty are not only leading classroom innovations on campus, but the take part in research endeavors all over the world. This is just a sampling of what they’ve been up to.
The Burning Questions
In Bold Defense: What Role Should Colleges Play in Supporting Faculty’s Public Discourse?
By Johanna Mellis
Assistant Professor of History
The Answer
What are we really censoring when we talk about banning books?
By Diane Skorina
Librarian of the College
The Answer
Is a populist conservatism confronting colleges?
By Jonathan Marks
Professor of Politics
The Answer
Headlines & Abstracts
By Paul Stern, Professor of Politics
In June 2023, Ursinus College is hosting, for the first time, a Colloquium on Liberal Education. Funded by a Teagle Cornerstone Grant, the colloquium brings together some of higher education’s foremost thinkers to discuss a reinvigoration of liberal education in the face of the numerous challenges, theoretical and practical, it currently confronts. This piece lays the groundwork for the discussion that will guide the colloquium.