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Microcollege Movement - Thoreau College

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Thoreau College is a leader in an emergent movement dedicated to the renewal and revitalization of higher education through the creation of new, humanly-scaled institutions with holistic curriculums known as microcolleges. Found in diverse locales, these institutions tend to incorporate several common features: intimate student bodies, the inclusion of student labor, the limiting of technology in favor of face-to-face interactions, student self-governance, experiential and discussion-based academic courses, a strong connection to place, and an emphasis on the holistic development of the student as a unique individual. Several microcollege initiatives draw their inspiration from Deep Springs College, which was far ahead of its time as a microcollege with about 26 students established in 1917. In actively synthesizing the manual, the intellectual, and the social, these colleges seek to re-create post-secondary education as a place where, as founder L.L. Nunn wrote of Deep Springs, studen

Thoreau College is a leader in an emergent movement dedicated to the renewal and revitalization of higher education through the creation of new humanly-scaled, place-based, meaning-centered institutions with holistic curricula known as microcolleges. Found in diverse locales, these institutions tend to incorporate several common features: intimate student bodies, the inclusion of student labor, the limiting of technology in favor of face-to-face interactions, student self-governance, experiential and discussion-based academic courses, a strong connection to place, and an emphasis on the…

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