How, Then, Shall We Live? Citizenship in a Global Society
Justice, Sustainability, Democracy, and Difference (The Common
Core Curriculum at USM’s Lewiston-Auburn College) The Common
Core curriculum at USM's Lewiston-Auburn College includes a set
of courses and related learning experiences required of all
students. Students consider the question, How, Then, Shall We
Live? in the context of our 21st-century lives. They will
participate in learning experiences intended to strengthen the
knowledge and skills they need to advance in their careers and
to enable them to respond to four critical questions in our
global society: - In a world where there are never enough
resources to do all that we might want, how do we live and make
decisions in a just and ethical way? - At a time when we cannot
foresee the future, how do we live and make decisions in a way
that will sustain our grandchildren's children’s needs as fully
as our own? - In a society that has made democracy its greatest
gift to the world, how do we keep t