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People of Color, Outward Appearances, and Academia: Lessons from 80s Pop Culture

June 17, 2018 by Scott Santibanez Leave a Comment

In the late 1980s, there was a popular television show called 21 Jump Street. Johnny Depp and friends portrayed cops in their twenties. Because they were too young looking to be taken seriously, they went undercover in high schools to take down drug dealers, gangs, etc. By today's standards, the show was painfully bad—a guilty pleasure which few people will admit to having watched. (Personally I, um’ only heard about it from a friend.) Still, it raised some interesting questions about the importance we place on … [Read more...] about People of Color, Outward Appearances, and Academia: Lessons from 80s Pop Culture

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: Asian American, ethnicity, gender, listening, misjudged

Daniel: Notes for Bible Study Groups, Part 1

September 11, 2016 by Kathy Cooper 1 Comment

Drawing from her own study of Daniel, the knowledge gained while serving as a teaching assistant  for Prof. Iain Provan's Regent College course on Daniel, and the insights gained through talks Carl Ellis gave at an InterVarsity conference, Kathy Cooper has compiled study notes for InterVarsity groups exploring Daniel. These notes are designed to be "plug and play." While we'll make some further study suggestions for those with extra time, these notes are designed to  provide  the basis for  leading  a thoughtful … [Read more...] about Daniel: Notes for Bible Study Groups, Part 1

Filed Under: Bible Studies, Christian Thought and Practice, Daniel, Life in the Academy, The University Tagged With: culture, Daniel, Daniel Bible Study, ethnicity, faith

Who Gets a PhD and Why

April 15, 2009 by Micheal Hickerson Leave a Comment

Inside Higher Ed reports on two interesting studies about which students complete a PhD and why. … [Read more...] about Who Gets a PhD and Why

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Completing Your PhD Tagged With: doctorates, ethnicity, Mentoring, phd

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