Liberal Education Initiative

LEAP Wisconsin is an initiative of the University of Wisconsin System that seeks to increase understanding of the value and purpose of liberal education for UW students and Wisconsin citizens.

The Currency of the Liberal Arts and Sciences: Rethinking Liberal Education in Wisconsin

President Schneider on the
UW System / AAC&U Partnership

"The state of Wisconsin is ahead of the curve in bringing the crucial issue of what students need to learn in college to the attention of its residents," said AAC&U President Carol Geary Schneider.

"Business and civic leaders in Wisconsin and around the nation agree that providing an engaged and practical liberal education to all who aspire to a college education is key to Wisconsin's civic and economic future, and the success of all the state's college students."