In September 2017, the founders of Current (Jay Green, Eric Miller, and yours truly) participated in a conference in Indianapolis on the “State of the Evangelical Mind.” (This was 3-4 years before we launched Current). We spoke at a session...
Geneva College
The Way of Improvement: From Cohansey to Dakota
My friend Eric Miller, a history and humanities professor at Geneva College, just completed an independent study on “History in Place” with his student Mary Burgreen, a junior humanities major from Mississippi (currently riding out COVID-19 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania). One...
Breaking News on the Christian College Front: Geneva College President Resigns
BEAVER FALLS –– Geneva College President Kenneth A. Smith is resigning, effective June 30, the college announced Tuesday. “We’re going to miss him here, obviously,” college spokeswoman Cheryl Johston said. Smith has been president of the Beaver Falls-based college for...
The Human Side of the Liberal Arts
Franklin’s Junto For many college students, liberal arts courses are the courses that they need to “get out of the way” in order to get on to the important courses in their professional-oriented major–business, education, engineering, nursing, etc… For administrators...
Another “Why Study History?” Sighting
This one is huge! History majors at Geneva College in Beaver Falls, PA....
Pennsylvania Presbyterians and the American Revolution at Geneva College
Last night I had a great time giving a public lecture at Geneva College on some of my work related to Presbyterians and the American Revolution. I am guessing that about fifty or so students and faculty came out to...
Geneva College Bound
I will be at Geneva College in Beaver Falls, PA on Thursday and Friday of this week. On Thursday night I will be giving a public lecture in the John White Chapel entitled “Pennsylvania Presbyterians in the American Revolution.” The...
Geneva College Digital History
Greg Jones and his digital history course at Geneva College in Beaver Falls, PA has put together a nice digital archive related to the history of the college. This course and website serves as a nice model for introducing the...