n>In the section of the Mission and Aims document dealing with the aim that a BYU education should be “intellectually enlarging,” it speaks of the importance of students acquiring 1) intellectual and academic skills to gain a good education and to succeed in the world’s work; 2) breadth—chiefly in undergraduate education; and 3) depth of education to prepare them for success in their chosen fields and the particular life’s work. The concept of a broad undergraduate education is a reiteration of the idea of a “general education,” described in the previous essay. It is also, or should be, recognized as essential to what is being discussed here as a “liberal arts education.” It is a worthy goal.  Read Full Article »