An Ode to The Core Curriculum

Roosevelt Montás, senior lecturer in American Studies and English at Columbia University’s Center for American Studies and director of its Freedom and Citizenship Programs, and author of Rescuing Socrates: How the Great Books Changed My Life and Why They Matter for a New Generation (Princeton University Press November 16, 2021), argues in favor of teaching the classics to everyone—especially marginalized students—and talks about how the "Great Books" influenced his life.