President Jim Gash Pens Thought Provoking Op-Ed on What's Missing From College Education

What’s missing from today’s college experience? Are we doing students a disservice by prioritizing skills tied primarily to economic value, rather than cultivating dynamic thinkers equipped to engage critically and contribute meaningfully to the world? In an age marked by unprecedented awareness of global events and injustice, have we overcorrected—trading depth for immediacy—and in doing so, limited students’ ability to thoughtfully grapple with the complex challenges ahead?

President Jim Gash (JD '93) explores these questions and offers a compelling path forward in an insightful think piece published on USA TODAY: "We must return to a paradigm of education that cultivates the virtues our society so desperately needs. We must reclaim our higher purpose, which is to develop men and women of value and virtue who, in turn, infuse value and virtue into their families, communities, countries and world."

Learn about President Gash's vision for the role of universities in today's world in his op-ed I know what's missing from college education. See how institutions can fulfill their greater purpose by empowering and nurturing students to lead virtuous lives.