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Book Review: Louis Agassiz: A Life in Science

July 3, 2014 by Bob Trube Leave a Comment

Louis Agassiz: A Life in Science  by  Edward Lurie My rating:  4 of 5 stars Louis Agassiz might well be considered the foremost naturalist of the first half of the nineteenth century. He brought a rigor to the scientific enterprise in America that inspired everyone from cabinet members to farmers. And he also reflects the human dilemma of being caught late in life in a paradigm shift as the work of Charles Darwin won over a younger generation of zoologists, some who had studied with Agassiz. This is an … [Read more...] about Book Review: Louis Agassiz: A Life in Science

Filed Under: Book Review/Discussion, Christ and the Academy Tagged With: Book Review, cedar campus, Charles Darwin, evolution, faculty conference, faculty ministry, harvard, Louis Agassiz, science, special creation, The Ends and Goals of Higher Education, The Ends and Goals of Higher Education in Twenty First Century America, Zoology

Week in Review: How Well Do We Communicate?

July 2, 2010 by Tom Grosh IV Leave a Comment

What are you reading, watching, thinking about this week? As usual, here's a few which have been on our mind. Let us know your thoughts on any/all of them. If you have items you'd like us to consider for the top five, add them in the comments or send them to Tom or Mike. 1.   What is conversation like in your department? Do you have 'unruly' colleagues and not know how to respond (or wonder what to suggest when you have the opportunity), then check out To Rein In Unruly Faculty Members, Chairs Suggest a Department … [Read more...] about Week in Review: How Well Do We Communicate?

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Week in Review Tagged With: Code of Conduct, communication, Department, Discovery, Faculty, harvard, Henry Louis Gates Jr., professor, purpose of education, science, software, stanley fish

How Can We Encourage Women in the Academy?

March 15, 2010 by Micheal Hickerson 5 Comments

Marie Curie

Last week, the New York Times reported that women are making gains at Harvard, five years after former Harvard President Lawrence Summers made some ill-advised remarks about women that eventually led to his resignation. NYTimes reporter Tamar Lewin describes some of the changes that Harvard has made to recruit more women faculty members, such as: A task force on women in science Improved childcare facilities Grants to help junior faculty pay for childcare on research trips Lewin also notes that Harvard … [Read more...] about How Can We Encourage Women in the Academy?

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Life in the Academy Tagged With: harvard, women, women in the academy

Week in Review: Christo et Ecclesiae Edition

February 19, 2010 by Micheal Hickerson 1 Comment

What are you reading, watching, thinking about this week? As usual, here's a few which have been on our mind. Let us know your thoughts on any/all of them. If you have items you'd like us to consider for the top five, add them in the comments or send them to Tom or Mike. 1. Why Harvard Students Should Study More Religion (Lisa Miller, Newsweek): A look at Harvard's (lack of) religion in its undergraduate curriculum, with special attention to Louis Menand's attempt to include a course called "Reason and Faith" in … [Read more...] about Week in Review: Christo et Ecclesiae Edition

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Week in Review Tagged With: academic advise, academic culture, Book recommendations, harvard, history, Lenten synchroblog, superheroes, superman, tenure, theology

Week in Review: Reading Facebook in Canada Edition

October 2, 2009 by Tom Grosh IV Leave a Comment

Our Week-in-Review feature has a new format.  We know there's way too much to read out there already, so we're going to be highlighting the top five articles, books, websites, etc., that we've been reading or thinking about the past week.  If you have items you'd like us to consider for the top five, add them in the comments or send them to Tom or Mike. What They're Reading on College Campuses (Chronicle of Higher Education, 9/28/2009).   How does this survey of college bookstores match with your … [Read more...] about Week in Review: Reading Facebook in Canada Edition

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Life in the Academy, Week in Review Tagged With: books, Canadian Higher Education, faceboook, h1n1, harvard, reading, social networking

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