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Earl Shorris, On the Uses of a Liberal Education As a Weapon in the Hands of the Poor, Harper's, 1997

A description of the first year of Shorris' Clemente Course, a program offering courses in Plato and Shakespeare for people living in poverty, when most programs designed for the poor focus instead on practical goals like developing employment skills.

Who is Earl Shorris? Social Transformation through the Humanities: An Interview with Earl Shorris.