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What We Value

By Lynn Pasquerella & David J. Skorton
What We Value by Lynn Pasquerella & David J. Skorton digital book - Fable

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In We Value, acclaimed bioethicist and educator Lynn Pasquerella examines urgent issues—the trauma of the COVID-19 pandemic, the student debt crisis, and racially motivated violence—with which Americans wrestle daily, arguing that liberal education is the best preparation for work, citizenship, and life in a future none of us can predict.

Pasquerella addresses medical ethics and public health in the context of the pandemic, unpacks the current challenges surrounding free speech and inclusion on American campuses, and examines the growing racial and economic segregation in higher education. The author makes a forceful case for the value of a liberal education in providing the skills and competencies, alongside the habits of heart and mind, required to address the issues facing us all.

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“I found this to be dry, frustrating, and lacking depth. It regurgitated facts and statistics with no real analysis. At multiple points the author added unnecessary commentary and personal anecdotes that just reinforced her "I'm so great but look I'm also down to earth, yet superior" attitude. From page 119: "My son Pierce was one of these undergraduates. He started college wanting to go into television and film production and railed against what he saw as the hoops he had to jump through just to get behind a camera. One day, he walked into the library of the president’s house at Mount Holyoke to find me writing a paper; his father, who is an entomologist, studying a text; and his twin brother, Spencer, working toward his Ph.D. in African American studies."”

About Lynn Pasquerella

Lynn Pasquerella, a celebrated philosopher and medical ethicist, is president of the American Association of Colleges and Universities, former president of Mount Holyoke College, and coauthor of Ethical Issues in Home Health Care.

David J. Skorton

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