GoKawiilJacques Barzun reflects on education and the university's purpose
Cultural historian Jacques Barzun, who taught for 48 years at Columbia University after emigrating from France following World War I, discussed his views on education and the role of the university in an interview with the Home Forum's David Owens. The conversation took place at Scribner publishing house, where Barzun works as a literary consultant, and covered his concerns about preserving the university's original purpose amid changing conceptions of higher learning.