Roosevelt Montás is a senior lecturer in Columbia University’s Center for American Studies and director of its Freedom and Citizenship Program. He is the author of
Rescuing Socrates: How the Great Books Changed My Life and Why They Matter for a New Generation (Princeton University Press).
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Opinion
Required classes bring campuses together and are a boon to the humanities — if done right.
The Review
Reversing the disintegration of the curriculum is the first step in restoring the American idea.