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"Lit Hum for Life"

Published: September 27, 2019

“It [Lit Hum] led to reevaluations of my own worldview. How much of what I believed was simply the result of our cultural tradition?” says Michael Carter CC’14. “Paradoxically, by examining the conventional, Western tradition, I became much more open to alternate ways of thinking. Everybody always tells you that college is a place to ‘find yourself,’ to develop your opinions, to understand who you are. And Lit Hum is a great way to do that.”

Michael Carter CC’14

 

 

Enjoy the full article "Lit Hum for Life", which originally appeared in the Spring 2013 issue of Columbia College Today.

 

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