the liberal arts tradition
Saint Mary's College believes that an education grounded in the liberal arts tradition broadens and deepens the mind and spirit. Our curriculum offers rigorous training in critical thinking, the careful use of language in writing and speech, and close examination, analysis and discussion of essential texts in the arts and sciences. Our students become disciplined, expansive thinkers capable of exemplary scholarship and meaningful action.
"For teachers, the liberal arts tradition means imbuing students with a love of learning, helping them develop the intellectual habits of mind and skills so that they will continue learning after they leave Saint Mary's."
- Gerald Brunetti, Professor of the Year 2001
