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Michael Elliott on the Approach to Inclusive Institutional Change

Listen to Amherst College President Michael Elliott discuss with cohost Kimberlyn Leary the practice of using #evidence well, the value of a liberal arts #education, and the advice he would give students graduating during today’s highly polarized environment.

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