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Faith, the Real World, and Liberal Arts: Turning College on Its Head at Hildegard

Apr 27, 2022 · Corey Kendig · Comments Off on Faith, the Real World, and Liberal Arts: Turning College on Its Head at Hildegard

A new college is opening its doors to students in the fall of 2023. In Costa Mesa, California, Hildegard College is offering students the chance to take their faith and … Continue reading “Faith, the Real World, and Liberal Arts: Turning College on Its Head at Hildegard”


A Life-Changing Meeting of Minds

Mar 4, 2022 · Matthew Stewart · Comments Off on A Life-Changing Meeting of Minds

In 1985, Roosevelt Montás arrived in the United States aged twelve, speaking no English, accustomed to life in a rural mountain village of the Dominican Republic where he had passed … Continue reading “A Life-Changing Meeting of Minds”


Universities Have Forgotten Their Purpose: Pursuing the Contemplative Life

Dec 17, 2021 · Jessica Hooten Wilson · Comments Off on Universities Have Forgotten Their Purpose: Pursuing the Contemplative Life

Editor’s note: this essay is adapted from a talk delivered by Jessica Hooten Wilson at Word on Fire’s Good News Conference on November 7, 2021, in Orlando, Florida. Universities are … Continue reading “Universities Have Forgotten Their Purpose: Pursuing the Contemplative Life”


Education with a Vision: A Curriculum Worth Following

Sep 13, 2021 · Grattan Brown · Comments Off on Education with a Vision: A Curriculum Worth Following

At the start of students’ college careers, there are both good and bad unknowns. The good unknowns are the people they will meet, the different instructors, courses on subjects they … Continue reading “Education with a Vision: A Curriculum Worth Following”


Beauty and Wisdom: Renew the Culture by Restoring the Liberal Arts

Jul 30, 2021 · Jenna A. Robinson · Comments Off on Beauty and Wisdom: Renew the Culture by Restoring the Liberal Arts

Universities are in dire need of reform. They are too expensive; the classwork is too easy; the curriculum too unfocused. Too many students drop out or don’t care. Indeed, many … Continue reading “Beauty and Wisdom: Renew the Culture by Restoring the Liberal Arts”


Blowing the Boiler of American Education

Jul 21, 2021 · Michael J. Pearce · Comments Off on Blowing the Boiler of American Education

The need for change in the visual arts may offer a way to fix two of the many fundamental problems afflicting American liberal arts education in general. These are the … Continue reading “Blowing the Boiler of American Education”


Letter to the Editor: Scuba certification vs. college education

May 23, 2021 · Letters to the Editor · Comments Off on Letter to the Editor: Scuba certification vs. college education

To the editor: The ‘Scuba Model’ of learning is not the model used in College education….or HSchool….or GSchool….because Scuba Certification is all about skill development critical to the survival of … Continue reading “Letter to the Editor: Scuba certification vs. college education”


The Liberal Arts: What We Don’t Know

Apr 21, 2021 · Patrick Gray · Comments Off on The Liberal Arts: What We Don’t Know

What is the value of a liberal arts education? At a time when parents are wary of taking on loads of debt to finance their children’s college degrees, it was … Continue reading “The Liberal Arts: What We Don’t Know”


Why Liberal Arts Colleges Are Failing and How to Revive Them

Mar 31, 2021 · Abraham Unger · Comments Off on Why Liberal Arts Colleges Are Failing and How to Revive Them

The loss of public trust in universities that has risen to front page news did not suddenly emerge in 2020. In 2018 the non-partisan Gallup organization found that, for the … Continue reading “Why Liberal Arts Colleges Are Failing and How to Revive Them”


Did You Know? 86 Colleges Have Closed or Merged Since 2016

Sep 19, 2019 · David Waugh · Comments Off on Did You Know? 86 Colleges Have Closed or Merged Since 2016

Since 2016, colleges and universities have fought to stay open as enrollments fall, especially liberal arts colleges. Many colleges are adding more certificate programs in technology fields and dropping low-enrollment … Continue reading “Did You Know? 86 Colleges Have Closed or Merged Since 2016”

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