Feb 8, 2023

Episode 32: Taking a Classical Approach to Entrepreneurship with Dr. Matthew Smith

Culture, Education

Matthew speaks to why American higher education needs a reset, why Hildegard Colleges approaches the study of entrepreneurship classically and the unique challenges students face today.

Summary

What does an entrepreneur have in common with a polymath? In this episode of Refining Rhetoric, Robert talks to Dr. Matthew Smith, the founding president of Hildegard College. Hildegard is an all-new Christian college located in southern California that takes a unique approach to the liberal arts, merging the classical, Great Text tradition with entrepreneurship. In this conversation, Matthew speaks to why American higher education needs a reset, why Hildegard’s undergraduate program emphasizes the study of entrepreneurship classically and the unique challenges students today face as opposed to students a decade ago.

Quote

“Entrepreneurship—the study of how to serve your neighbor by building new things, by understanding economics and the commercial world, by understanding how organizations work and what it means to be a leader—is a way of giving students the means to act upon the convictions that they formulate in their liberal arts education.”
Dr. Matthew Smith

Topics

Intro to Dr. Matthew Smith [1:05]
Does the education system need a reset? [1:52]
What makes Hildegard College different than other private, Christian colleges; how learning at Hildegard is embraced as a way of life [6:07]
Naming the college after St. Hildegard of Bingen [10:50]
The unique challenges students face today as opposed to 7–15 years ago [12:41]
Matthew’s thoughts on the purpose of education: to learn how to discern what is good and true [16:56]
Mixing the classical, Great Text education (liberal arts) with entrepreneurism [20:14]
The Polymath Project: Hildegard’s applied senior thesis [23:22]
What is the Quadrivium? [26:05]
Matthew’s hopes for his students’ futures [31:36]
Matthew’s upcoming book Shakespearean Recognitions [35:06]
Farewell to Matthew [37:32]
“Current Events Discussion”: Leigh Bortins on Fox Nation [38:54]
Ad: The Homeschool Freedom Action Center [41:24]
“Classical Crypto”: Reviewing the fundamentals of crypto [42:36]
Outro [46:16]

Presented by Classical Conversations®

Episode 32: Taking a Classical Approach to Entrepreneurship with Dr. Matthew Smith

Share:

Summary

Quote

Topics

Mentions

Search

Listen on:

Enjoy the show?

Apple

Spotify

YouTube

Instagram

FAcebook