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Whether you engage with us online, in person at events around the world, or as a student in Savannah, Ralston College holds a space for courageous curiosity and productive disagreement, where ideas are shared with the purpose of living more fully and renewing a shared human culture. 

Encounter the richest and most challenging works of art and intellect from an uncensored past. Exercise free and independent thinking to answer the challenges of our own time and culture. Question openly, in a community dedicated to freedom of thought and speech: to seeking truth, no matter where it leads, and in fellowship with others. 

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Humanities
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A one-year Master of Arts in the Humanities for those who seek a comprehensive graduate curriculum focused on fundamental questions. This demanding program combines intensive language immersion with artistic, literary, and philosophical studies to offer a deep understanding of the present cultural moment through the record of its ancient, medieval, and modern origins.

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Available to anyone anywhere in the world, in partnership with the global online learning platform FutureLearn. We believe the treasures of art and intellect are an inheritance for everyone. Encounter works which endure with teachers that inspire, and explore the deep questions that each will provoke

 

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What Makes a Happy Life? An Introduction to Samuel Johnson's Rasselas

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MA in the Humanities: Admissions Information Session in NYC - Wednesday, December 13th at 5PM
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Coelorum Gaudia: A Seasonal Choral Concert - Friday, December 8th at 6PM
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What is English and How do We Know?: A Question Answered by Dr Joshua Katz – Thursday, November 30th at 5PM
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Douglas Hedley: From the Cave of Pythagoras
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Jordan Peterson: The Logos at Ephesus
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Marie Kawthar Daouda: Baudelaire and the Creation of the Poetic Self
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Arif Ahmed on David Hume’s Disturbing Conception of the Self

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Professor Stanley Fish, in The Chronicle of Higher Education, on his visit to Ralston College: “…It was inspiring.” Read the full article here. 

 November 15th 2023

In this paper, published by the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC), Stephen Blackwood and Bernadette Guthrie look to models from the past - from the guild to the monastery to the university - to propose a vision for education that recognizes the transcendent value and realizes the unique potential of every human being. Read now.

 November 1st 2023

We were pleased to host the Financial Times columnist, Jemima Kelly on Samos, the birthplace of Pythagoras and the starting point for our Ancient Greek language course. Read the full article here.

 October 26th 2023

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