Why Liberal Arts Education Matters in a Civilizational Moment

Jonathan J. Sanford, PhD, is the 10th president of the University of Dallas and a tenured professor in the Philosophy Department. As president, Dr. Sanford has dedicated his efforts to leading the University of Dallas to more fully realizing its calling as a premier Catholic liberal arts university by means of a thoroughgoing commitment to academic excellence, a distinctive and thoroughly nurturing approach to forming the character of our students, and the cultivation of true magnanimity in service to church and society.