Campus Lyceums Return Great Books

Universities are creating dedicated 'Lyceum' departments that centralize Great‑Books curricula, paid scholarships, and one‑on‑one Socratic tutoring to prioritize character formation and canonical Western texts over research‑first incentives. These units institutionalize a pedagogy that elevates teaching and mentorship as the primary mission of undergraduate education. — If replicated, Lyceum‑style departments could shift hiring, donor flows, student recruitment, and the cultural orientation of public higher education — and become a coordinated model for ideological and pedagogical reform.