The Economics Major and a
Liberal Education
Teagle Foundation Workshop
Middlebury College
May 5 & 6, 2007
The Teagle Conference on the Economics Major and a Liberal Education took place at Middlebury College on Saturday May 5 & Sunday, May 6, 2007
The attendees at the conference were:
Bradley W. Bateman, Grinnell College
David Colander, Middlebury College
Benjamin M. Friedman, Harvard University
Jessica Holmes, Middlebury College
David Kennett, Vassar College
KimMarie McGoldrick, University of Richmond
Stephen Marglin, Harvard University
Joseph J. Persky, University of Illinois at Chicago
John Siegfried, Vanderbilt University
Neil Thomas Skaggs, Illinois State University
Michael Watts, Purdue University
James R. Wible, University of New Hampshire
Saturday, May 5th
· 8:30-9:00 Introduction (Dave and KimMarie
· 9:00-10:30 Initial statement of views by each of the participants (roughly 5 minutes each)
· 10:45-1:00 Presentation by Dave’s students of the student view of the economics major
· 2:00-3:30 Working groups on specific proposals
· 3:30-5:00 Presentation of proposals by working groups
· 7:00 Reception and dinner (Comments on what employers are looking for from college graduates by Dick Fuld, CEO, Lehman Brothers
Sunday, May 6th
· 9:00- 12:00 Discussion of any ideas that made it through the working groups