We believe that the opportunity to experience a liberal arts education is part of the promise of our democracy, and that it must not be restricted to the privileged few.
The Teagle Foundation is sponsoring Cornerstone: Learning for Living to revitalize the role of the humanities in general education.
Knowledge for Freedom programs invite underserved high school students to study humanity's deepest questions about leading lives of purpose and civic responsibility.
The Teagle Foundation and the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations are jointly sponsoring Transfer Pathways to the Liberal Arts to develop statewide, regional, and consortial partnerships between community colleges and independent colleges to facilitate transfer and completion of the baccalaureate in the liberal arts.
The Civics in the City initiative supports efforts to prepare students to become informed and committed participants in the civic life of New York City.
Making the case for a "service-oriented curriculum," Edelstein cites the success of humanities courses and programs that are part of the Cornerstone model.
Teagle board member Roosevelt Montás has been named one of CHE's "People to Watch" for 2026 for his leadership in reviving general education.
Teagle board member Roosevelt Montás makes the case for liberal education and describes the role that Teagle, in partnership with the Chang Chavkin Center, is playing in general education education reform.
This list of best books cites Teagle president Andrew Delbanco's College: What It Was, Is, and Should Be.
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