Whether behind a desk or on a farm, students in purposeful-work programs explore connections between their intellectual and vocational goals.
Jack Samson, vice president for fulfillment and marketing at L.L. Bean, gives Bates students a tour of his company’s plant in Brunswick, Me. The visit takes those in the college’s “Brand Culture Building” course behind the scenes in an effort to humanize large companies.Phyllis Graber Jensen
Curriculum
Liberal-arts institutions are coming to see educational and vocational ideals as complementary.
News
There are lots of ways to help them get on the right track. Here are some that colleges are experimenting with.
The Review
Fully realized, they have the potential to transform higher education.