Graduate Students Discuss “Liberty and Liberal Education”
Dr. David Whalen of Hillsdale College facilitated the discussion for the fifteen participants who represented universities including Harvard University, The University of Wisconsin, Georgetown University, Marquette University, The Catholic University of America, the University of Dallas, and the University of Delaware.
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