Every fall I teach a first-year seminar called “Why College? Historical and Contemporary Perspectives.” On the first day of class I present a list of possible purposes for college and ask students to rank them. “Finding your passion” and “changing the world” are always the top vote-getters, because that is the story we tell about college. Welcoming the new students at convocation, the president declares that they can do whatever they want with their lives, so they should do something they love. And they are also reminded to live for others, not just for themselves. At the University of Pennsylvania, where I teach, that inevitably means trotting out the school’s favorite quote from its famous founder. “The noblest question in the world is, ‘What good may I do in it?’” Benjamin Franklin asked.
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