Reed College Mission and History

Reed College Mission(ˈmiSHən) and History

About Reed College

Since its founding in 1908(nineteen O eight) as an independent undergraduate institution(ˌinstəˈt(y)o͞oSH(ə)n), Reed College has remained steadfast(ˈstedˌfast) to one central(ˈsentrəl) commitment(kəˈmitmənt): to provide a balanced, comprehensive(ˌkämprəˈhensiv) education in liberal(ˈlib(ə)rəl) arts and sciences, fulfilling the highest standards of intellectual(ˌin(t)əˈlek(t)SH(o͞o)əl) excellence. Reed offers a liberal arts education of high quality under unusually favorable(ˈfāv(ə)rəbəl) conditions, including a challenging(ˈCHalənjiNG) curriculum(kəˈrikyələm) involving wide reading, conference(ˈkänf(ə)rəns)- and laboratory(ˈlabrəˌtôrē)-based teaching in small groups, and a student body motivated(ˈmōdəˌvāt) by enthusiasm(enˈTHo͞ozēˌazəm) for serious intellectual work.

Mission of the College

Reed College is an institution of higher education in the liberal arts devoted(dəˈvōdəd) to the intrinsic(inˈtrinzik, inˈtrinsik) value of intellectual pursuit and governed by the highest standards of scholarly(ˈskälərlē) practice, critical(ˈkridək(ə)l) thought, and creativity(ˌkrēāˈtivədē). Its undergraduate program of study, leading to the degree of Bachelor(ˈbaCH(ə)lər) of Arts, is demanding and intense(inˈtens) and balances breadth(bredTH) of knowledge across the curriculum with depth(depTH) of knowledge in a particular field of study. The goal of the Reed education is that students learn and demonstrate rigor(ˈrigər) and independence in their habits of thought, inquiry(ˈinkwərē, inˈkwī(ə)rē), and expression(ikˈspreSHən).

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