Purposes of College Education

COMMUNITY: Duty & Disobedience


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Higher education can have a profound impact on how students resist unjust actions. The episode investigates the intersection of education and civil disobedience, highlighting Thoreau’s emphasis on individual self-reliance and Gandhi’s focus on collective resistance. Student interviews reveal how higher education communities bring students together and influence collective action. Dean Pericles Lewis is joined by Yale students EJ Jarvis ’23 and Charlotte Berney ’25.

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Purposes of College EducationBy Pericles Lewis, Dean of Yale College