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 . . .
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End of March Musts: Madness, Reads, Opportunities . . .
ESN March Madness '14 . . . If you haven't voted in this round of ESN March Madness '14 (and invited others to do likewise), now is the time! I will keep this round open through midnight on Saturday. I'm very curious to see who rises to the top in the "losers" bracket. Note: "Finding & keep vocation" and "Realizing justice in action" await their turn for a quick round to see who will go back up for the finals to face off against the winner of "Diversity in higher ed vs. Integrating faith & field". What … [Read more...] about End of March Musts: Madness, Reads, Opportunities . . .
ESN’s Peek of the week
Introduction The past several weeks have been rich with prayer, conversation, and even some planning regarding next steps for the Emerging Scholars Network. One particular piece of feedback has been the desire to renew the Week in Review. As this week I will be engaged in InterVarsity's Graduate & Faculty Ministries (GFM) Staff Team Meetings (March 18-20), I offer you a Peek of the Week. But before you choose various links (below) to follow (and possibly share, comment upon, add to the collection of . . .), pray … [Read more...] about ESN’s Peek of the week
ESN Update: Survey with Prizes! Links . . .
Update: ESN Survey closes 2/18 at mid-night (Eastern). 175 responses already received. Winners will be announced on 2/21. I can't wait to prayerfully consider all your feedback! Note: Adapted from an email sent to members of the Emerging Scholars Network (ESN). If you did not receive a copy and desire to be on the cutting edge of ESN, then I encourage you to become a member of ESN. If you are a member, but did not receive the email due to your contact information having changed, then please email me … [Read more...] about ESN Update: Survey with Prizes! Links . . .
Find Your Voice and Own It: Women and the Academic Life
Thank-you to J. Nathan Matias (@natematias), Research Assistant, MIT Media Lab Center for Civic Media, for venturing into and reporting on Women and the Academic Life as part of his Urbana12 series.* We're looking forward to your responses to this material -- any seminar participants with thoughts to add? Note: In addition to ESN's mentoring resources, be sure to visit The Well -- a website designed to support women in graduate and professional schools and women faculty as they seek, in their full and complex … [Read more...] about Find Your Voice and Own It: Women and the Academic Life