Why Education is About More Than Grades Angel Adams Parham & Roosevelt Montás

In today’s episode, two professors reflect on what a college education is really for. Is it just about mastering content—or can it shape who we’re becoming and how we live? And what is the role of religious texts in this formative process? You’ll hear from Roosevelt Montás, a professor of American Studies at Columbia, and Angel Adams Parham, a sociologist at UVA. In this episode, moderated by Columbia professor Dhananjay Jagannathan, they explore what a liberal arts education is, what we get wrong about college today, and why the university is an essential place to ask some of life’s biggest questions about meaning, purpose, and what we believe. This forum was held at Columbia University in April 2025. Thank you to the student planning team for making this event possible. Find additional resources and quotes on the podcast episode page here .

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This episode was published on Oct 9, 2025.

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