Leisure and Labor: The Liberal Arts and the Professions Conference 

In response to the overwhelming trend of secularization in American Catholic higher education which has led to colleges and universities largely abandoning their liberal arts heritage for a more 'instrumentalist' approach to education, this conference seeks to explore both the theoretical and practical causes, effects, and possible solutions to this educational identity crisis.

St. Gregory's University in Shawnee, Okla. will host an academic conference March 20-21, 2017. The conference will focus on the theme of "Leisure and Labor: The Liberal Arts and the Professions".

 Keynote Speaker:
Rev. James V. Schall, S.J. will serve as the keynote speaker for the Leisure and Labor Conference. Rev. Schall is a teacher, writer, and philosopher. He has written over 30 books, including: Another Sort of Learning (1988), Liberal Learning (2000), The Life of the Mind (2006), The Classical Movement (2014), and his latest Docilitas: On Teaching and Being Taught (2016). Fr. Schall holds a B.A. from Santa Clara University, a M.A. in philosophy from Gonzaga University, and a Ph.D in political theory from Georgetown University.