For college students, wisdom is often cultivated in communities of friendship
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Goodbye to a Four-Year Labor of Love
We can now rest easy, knowing we gave it a shot
Aspire to Be an Accountant?
The world needs accountants, businesspeople, doctors and nurses, engineers, and physical therapists. But we also need professionally-trained men and women who know how to engage the world in a thoughtful and responsible way.Â
Three history blogs that I wish would come back
Religion in American History: I was the first contributor to this blog who was not named Paul Harvey. The blog is still there, but the last post was published on November 15, 2019. The Junto: It was once a go-to […]
“Anything that wasn’t stale tea party table talk was permitted”
Last week I asked college students to consider forming a Junto. I used the Boston Gleaning Circle as an example of such a community of mutual improvement. And today over at Zocalo Public Sqaure, writer Emily Zarevich introduces us to […]
Education for Freedom
What can we learn about liberal arts education from Frederick Douglass and the formerly enslaved?