Universities, and the societies they serve, suffer from a crisis of meaning: We have fanatically developed our ability to produce knowledge, leaving our ability to craft meaning by the wayside. University graduates often have an abundance of knowledge but lack the wisdom to use it meaningfully. Meanwhile, people inside and outside academia are searching for meaning but are imprisoned in a lexicon of cliches and sound bites that stunts their quest. In response, Learning for Meaning's Sake begins with the assertion that higher education in the 21st century should renounce its obsession with job...