It's about time for a follow-up to The End of Higher Ed —Update #1 and what a joy to have one of my talented teenage daughters looking for the opportunity :) If you have a story to share about one of this summer's faculty conferences, please be in touch with me. Thank-you! ~ Thomas B. Grosh IV, Associate Director, Emerging Scholars Network Peace and Beauty . . . The air grew crisp and it was so incredibly quiet... It wasn't until we arrived at the lake that we realized it may not be the city at all that seemed … [Read more...] about Peace, Beauty, Relationships: Teenage reflections on the MidWest Faculty Ministry Conference
The Ends and Goals of Higher Education
Book Review: Louis Agassiz: A Life in Science
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
The End of Higher Ed — Update #1
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets. -- Matthew 22:37-40 What a joy for our whole family to participate in the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship MidWest Faculty Ministry Conference. A shout out to Bob Trube for his superb directing of the conference and the InterVarsity staff … [Read more...] about The End of Higher Ed — Update #1
Review: March Madness ’14 Finals, Dialogue . . .
Integrating faith & field vs. Realizing justice in action Yes, we've made it to the finals of ESN March Madness '14. I have learned a lot as we have wrestled with the question: What is the most pressing issue for the Christian to engage when journeying in higher ed? Please share your vote and invite others to do likewise. Winner will be announced on Good Friday (4/18). Note: If you haven't voted in ESN March Madness '14 (and invited others to do likewise), now is the time to engage to make sure your … [Read more...] about Review: March Madness ’14 Finals, Dialogue . . .
Review: March Madness ’14, Reads, Opportunities . . .
ESN March Madness '14 . . . A quick ESN March Madness '14 round between "Finding & keeping vocation" and "Realizing justice in action" followed by a face-off with "Diversity in higher ed" to see who goes to the finals to take on "Integrating faith & field" surprised me by starting with a tie in my own household. Hmm . . . My wife has stuck to her position that "Realizing justice in action" is possibly the "most pressing issue for the Christian to engage when journeying in higher ed". Do you agree? I'll … [Read more...] about Review: March Madness ’14, Reads, Opportunities . . .