Washington Post columnist George Will is recommending that high school students thinking about college consider The Ohio State University and its Chase Center.
In his Nov. 26 WaPo column, Mr. Will says we are one of eight schools across the nation that are "reviving universities’ civic seriousness, that is reinvigorating the humanities, inspiring students eager to grapple with big questions, and reversing academia’s forfeiture of its prestige."
According to Will, "All eight share the Chase Center’s conviction that 'American citizenship is a high calling.' And that 'citizenship well-lived' must be grounded in 'the historical ideas, traditions, and texts' — the Federalist, Supreme Court cases, consequential rhetoric, etc. — that have shaped America’s polity and society."
Lofty words of praise from Mr. Will, one of the country's foremost commentators. He also was a speaker at the Chase Center on Nov. 13.
If you have a WaPo subscription, check out Mr. Will's Nov. 26article on this "21st-century renaissance of civic education."