Anne Colby, ’68
Educating
Citizens: Preparing America's Undergraduates for Lives of Moral and Civic
Responsibility, by Anne Colby, ’68, Thomas Ehrlich, Elizabeth Beaumont,
and Jason Stephens. Hardcover, 332 pages, Jossey-Bass, February 2003.
Anne Colby is a senior scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, in Stanford, Calif.
Educating Citizens reports on how some American colleges and universities are preparing thoughtful, committed, and socially responsible graduates. The authors demonstrate the fundamental importance of moral and civic education, describe how the historical and contemporary landscapes of higher education have shaped it, and explain the educational and developmental goals and processes involved in educating citizens. They also examine the challenges colleges and universities face when they dedicate themselves to this goal and present concrete ways to overcome those challenges.