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"I enter into conversation and argument with great freedom and ease, inasmuch as opinion finds in me a soil into which it cannot readily penetrate and take root. No propositions astonish me, no belief offends me, however contrary it may be to my own."

~ Michel de Montaigne


Why is Harrison Middleton University right for you?

Personalized Coursework ~ Students design their own programs of study using the Great Books of the Western World

Open Enrollment ~                Students enroll and begin their studies at any time.

Flexible Study ~                    Students continue their education while maintaining a healthy and satisfying balance of work, family, and community.

Choices ~                               Students choose from a variety of degree programs and can design courses using 102 Great Ideas from more than 130 Great Authors. The Great Books of the Western World address nearly 3,000 topics among 102 Great Ideas and the Inventory of Terms contains approximately 2,000 topic suggestions and concepts.

Mentor ~                                Students are assigned a Mentor to guide them from entry to graduation.

Tutors ~                                 Students interact one-to-one with tutors throughout their coursework. The principal role of the tutors is not to expound doctrines in their particular area(s) of knowledge, but rather to promote thoughtful inquiry and the productive exchange of ideas.

 

Harrison Middleton University believes that the study of the liberal arts is both timeless and timely because it focuses on the persisting questions of human existence and bears directly on the problems we face today. At a time when more and more adults are recognizing the benefits of lifelong learning, the Great Books of the Western World provides the medium in which to search for fundamental knowledge and unifying ideas.

Harrison Middleton University is a great books, great ideas, great conversations, distance learning university that offers undergraduate and graduate education in the humanities with concentrations in imaginative literature, natural sciences, philosophy and religion, and social science.

Harrison Middleton University promotes student-faculty scholarship through research, discussion, and the development of collaborative publications.

We invite YOU to join the conversation... 

DETC News: HMU was featured in the Art, Writing and the Humanities edition of the Fall 2011 DETC News. Take a moment to read the article and learn more about what students have to say about HMU's degree programs!

Upcoming Event: Join HMU tutors and students for the next Saturday Quarterly Discussion on April 21, 2012. The Imaginative Literature selections to be discussed are Six Characters in Search of an Author by Luigi Pirandello and The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot. If you are interested in participating in this upcoming discussion, please email Susan Chiaramonte (schiaramonte@hmu.edu). The selections for this discussion will be provided.

For more information about admissions, email registrar@hmu.edu.