Hunter R. Rawlings III, former president of Cornell University (NY), the University of Iowa, and the Association of American Universities, writes: Though we have literary canons, scientific laws, mathematical axioms, landmark events in history, and other such foundational aspects of our disciplines, if we are inspiring teachers, we will try to instill knowledge of and respect for these meaningful matters, but not a stultifying reverence for them. You have to get off your knees to accomplish very much. A good liberal education encourages students to engage with foundational concepts in an imaginative way, not just absorbing but questioning.