MP3.com<\/a>, an online music store, will discuss his studies in numerous liberal arts disciplines. In addition to his involvement in MP3.com, he has worked as a trial lawyer, an author and a producer. He recently received the 2008 Webby Award, presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, for his work with mobile phone technology.<\/p>\n“My liberal arts education only started at NAU. My studies in history, English, literature, art, math, engineering and the philosophy of science have continued daily,” Underhill said. “I have been called a ‘Renaissance’ man, but I prefer to be called a polymath, or, even better, liberal arts major.”<\/p>\n
Underhill has changed careers various times and credits his success in those transitions to the knowledge he has gained as a lifelong student of Liberal Studies.<\/p>\n
“Learning is infinite; there is no conclusion to learning and nothing outside of the scope of education. Everything is potentially relevant,” Underhill said.<\/p>\n
Underhill’s lecture is sponsored by the NAU College of Arts and Letters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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