Old-school: Controversy surrounds New Saint Andrews College.

From: Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA) | Date: October 22, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Shawn Vestal

Oct. 22--MOSCOW -- The newest college on the Palouse is trying to return to some old ideas. Students at New Saint Andrews College learn ancient languages and read heavily from the Western canon, in a curriculum based on Calvinist theology. There's no such thing as a major. Most exams are oral. School officials say it's an effort to return to a classical model of higher education. A modern university education, said college President Roy Atwood, w...

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