Studies in liberal Education is intended to promote a deeper and broader understanding of the nature and role of liberal education.  This forum welcomes contributions from:               

• College and university faculty and professional staff of all disciplines from any institution of higher education.
• Graduate and undergraduate students from any college or university whose submission includes a letter of recommendation from a faculty member.
• Members of any profession rooted in the liberal arts tradition.

Contributions may take several forms:

 Articles: These are essays of ten to twenty-five pages, double spaced, on the theory, history, practice, or application of liberal education.  The articles should be paginated, with endnotes in the Chicago style.  The author and affiliation of the author should appear under the title.

Reviews: Persons who wish to review any recent work, published within the last decade or so, which they find stimulating or useful in light of the purposes of this journal are invited to submit a 500 word, double spaced heading in the following form:                                   

Martha C. Nussbaum, Cultivating Humanity: A Classical Defense of Reform in Higher Education (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1997).

Reviews, of course, may be laudatory or critical but should convey a clear, fair view of the contents, theses, and use of the work under review to a disinterested reader. The author of the review and affiliation of the author should appear under the title

Commentaries on Classic Works:

Potential contributors are encouraged to submit short essays of 500-1500 words on the current significance or use of classic works in liberal education such as Alfred North Whitehead, The Aims of Education and Other Essays (New York, 1929). These commentaries should have titles, like articles, but should conclude with a full citation in the same form as the heading for a book review.  Each commentary should be signed and include the author's affiliation under the title.

All contributions should be in two forms: a hard copy text and a computer disc, preferably Microsoft word. Persons wishing discs returned should include a self-addressed envelope with their submission.

Final decision on publication will be made by the Editorial Board.  All contributions will be notified in writing of the Board's decisions.

Contributions should be sent to: