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  • So in college, my life was split between the nerds who loved learning for learning's sake, and the students with the job-oriented mindset who just didn't handle college at all their first time around, all in a little cocoon of a tiny, liberal arts institution.

    Archive 2009-02-28 Nicole 2009

  • Mr. Deane never intended to practice constitutional law, but "wanted to learn for learning's sake," he says.

    Alum Gives Hofstra Law $20 Million Melanie Grayce West 2011

  • In her paper, she points to a 2008 NASPA Foundation study that indicated only 6 percent of college students earn a degree because they "like to learn for learning's sake."

    Study: College students rarely use librarians' expertise 2011

  • So in college, my life was split between the nerds who loved learning for learning's sake, and the students with the job-oriented mindset who just didn't handle college at all their first time around, all in a little cocoon of a tiny, liberal arts institution.

    Reflections of the Goal of College Nicole 2009

  • Although most students may deem the undersubscribed subjects impractical, the bastion of liberal arts education has in recent years begun promoting learning for learning's sake as a worthy and enriching pursuit.

    Bringing Back The Classics At Harvard 2009

  • Teenagers are hot with hormones, brains aren't fully developed, and learning's boring man.

    Students Sound Off The Huffington Post 2011

  • The liberal arts respondents consistently indicated a higher desire to 'learn for learning's sake,' 'to make the world a better place' and 'to volunteer immediately after graduation.'

    Raynard Kington: The Role of Liberal Arts Colleges in Advancing Positive Social Change Raynard Kington 2011

  • The liberal arts respondents consistently indicated a higher desire to 'learn for learning's sake,' 'to make the world a better place' and 'to volunteer immediately after graduation.'

    Raynard Kington: The Role of Liberal Arts Colleges in Advancing Positive Social Change Raynard Kington 2011

  • Teenagers are hot with hormones, brains aren't fully developed, and learning's boring man.

    Students Sound Off The Huffington Post 2011

  • Although most students may deem the undersubscribed subjects impractical, the bastion of liberal arts education has in recent years begun promoting learning for learning's sake as a worthy and enriching pursuit.

    The Kept-Up Academic Librarian: 2009

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