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This $75 million gift might make higher ed question its obsession with science and tech

  • Written by Peter E. Knox, Eric and Jane Nord Family Professor, Case Western Reserve University
This $75 million gift might make higher ed question its obsession with science and techInvestor Bill Miller is betting that today's students can prosper from studying philosophers like Socrates and Plato. Anastasios71/Shutterstock.com

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