Category Archives: Mission

Global Education

Posted on February 5, 2013 by

February 5, 2013 Now out in Liberal Education, the main journal of the Association of American Colleges and Universities, an article I co-wrote with Grant Cornwell, Haifa Jamal Al-Lail and Celeste Schenk: “An Education for the Twenty-First Century: Stewardship of … Continue reading →

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Here Comes the Future

Posted on May 25, 2012 by

May 25, 2012 Tyler Burkley Ryan is coming to Earlham next fall. He’s one of 51 members of the first graduating class of Soulsville Charter School in Memphis, TN.  Every one of those 51 is going to college somewhere. “Wow, … Continue reading →

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The Idea of a Presbyterian College (2)

Posted on May 9, 2012 by

May 9, 2012 Inside Higher Ed this morning has a news piece about Davidson College entitled “A Presbyterian Presidency.” It raises the question again about what it means to be a Presbyterian college.  I’ve written about this recently. Davidson has … Continue reading →

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Academic Community

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

April 25, 2012 Stumbling about on the web looking for some information, I came across this webpage that contains a mission statement for the School of Theology at Boston University and also contains a set of Community Principles. The statement … Continue reading →

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A College Education for All

Posted on April 9, 2012 by

April 9, 2012 Two weeks ago I was privileged to give a keynote address at this year’s Academic Symposium at Marian University.  The topic of the symposium was “Is a University Necessary? Does It Need to Change.”  The other keynote … Continue reading →

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