Statement: (Y)ou are great. You are amazing! Response: No one has ever said that about me before. Some lines from the short film Validation (16:23). Have you watched it? Some reflections below. … [Read more...] about Validation
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Academic Mentoring Conference
Tomorrow, I'm heading to the University of New Mexico's inagural Mentoring Conference, entitled "Fostering a Mentoring Culture in the 21st Century: Bringing Best Practices and Research to Higher Education." I hoping to come back with some ideas and resources for the ESN Mentoring Program. So, I'm going to be surrounded by researchers who specialize in academic mentoring. What questions would you have for them? What would you like to know about best practices in mentoring? What issues have you encountered (either as … [Read more...] about Academic Mentoring Conference
ESN Mentors on the Immanent Frame
Two of our mentors, Joel Carpenter and Brian Howell, are contributors on The Immanent Frame, a blog about secularism, religion, and the public square published by the Social Science Research Council. Here are a couple of their recent posts: Joel Carpenter on "The evangelical complexion" Brian Howell on "The global evangelical" … [Read more...] about ESN Mentors on the Immanent Frame