Roosevelt Montas, Columbia University, gives a talk entitled "Liberal Education and Democratic Citizenship" to Emory undergraduates (February 26, 2014). Dr. Montás specializes in Antebellum American literature and culture, with a specific interest in citizenship and American national identity. He is also Director of Columbia's Center for the Core Curriculum, where he has taught both Literature Humanities and Contemporary Civilization. He is currently writing on the interrelated biographies Ralph Waldo Emerson, Frederick Douglass, and Charles Sumner. He also lectures and writes on the history and future of liberal arts education. The Emory Williams Lecture Series in the Liberal Arts has been made possible by a generous gift from Mr. Emory Williams (Emory College '32 and Trustee Emeritus, Emory University). http://college.emory.edu/home/academic/voluntary-core-program/lectures/