It’s good to have Chris Gehrz, aka “The Pietist Schoolman,” back from Europe and blogging again. In this post he explains why Jerry Falwell Jr. should not get anywhere near American higher education. Here is a taste: On Tuesday Jerry...
Chrisitan colleges
The Attack of the Conns and Alan Jacobs to the Rescue
I don’t know if Steven Conn and Peter Conn are related, but neither of them like Christian colleges very much. In fact, both of them have just taken to the Internet to express their disgust. Over at The Huffington Post, […]
Athletes, Graduation Rates, and Catholic Schools
Writing at The Wall Street Journal, Mark Yosts calls attention to the fact that Catholic schools do a better job of graduating student athletes. His article features programs at Xavier, LaSalle, and Holy Cross. Here is a taste: I’ve written...
28 Hours in Valparaiso, IN
As I mentioned in my last post, I spent the last day or so in Valparaiso, IN. I was attending a reunion conference of former Lilly Fellows on the subject of “Finding One’s Place” in church-related higher education. As some...