Grant Cornwell, president of Rollins College (FL), writes: Across continents and millennia, universities have played a central role in democracy by preparing students to critically engage with the issues that affect their lives. But our current cultural moment has raised an urgent question: What is the role of higher education at a time when the very ideas of truth, facts and core principles of justice seem up for grabs? In response, I would argue that liberal arts education is more valuable and more urgently needed than ever before.