Mellon Research Forum
The Foundation’s Mellon Research Forum, launched in 2017, has begun to support new qualitative and quantitative research into the outcomes of a liberal arts education for students and society, including impacts on economic wellbeing, cognitive and psychosocial development, physical and mental health, and civic and political participation. LEARN MORE
The Outcomes of a Liberal Arts Education: State of Research
Mellon Research Forum essays address the question of what we know today about the history and the various potential effects of liberal arts education and offer ideas about how scholars might pursue new research. Read More
College and Beyond II: The 21st Century Measuring the Impact of Liberal Arts Education
A new research initiative—in collaboration with the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research at the University of Michigan—will gather data to support research concerning the impacts on, and outcomes of, students who pursue a liberal arts education at a wide range of colleges and universities. Read More
Grants for Research on the Liberal Arts
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