...that you wanted to be an academic? Urbana 09 - InterVarsity's triennial student missions conference - is coming up next month, December 27 to 31. This year features a special In the Workplace and In the Academy set of seminars to introduce students to a robust theology of calling. I'll be leading a seminar called "Serving Christ as a Professor: 10 Things You Need to Know." It will include some "missional" ideas of why the university matters to God and some pragmatic advice on graduate school and career prep, but … [Read more...] about How did you know…
undergraduates
You never hear apologists attacking Melville…
Does your choice of undergraduate major affect your religious faith? Inside Higher Ed recently reported on a study by Miles S. Kimball, Colter M. Mitchell, Arland D. Thornton and Linda C. Young-Demarco, all of U. Michigan, that asked that very question. Using data from the long-running Monitoring the Future study, Kimball et al. tracked the religiosity of college students (based on how frequently they attended religious services and how important they viewed religion in their lives, along with some secondary indicators) … [Read more...] about You never hear apologists attacking Melville…
College Price vs. Value
The WSJ reported a few weeks ago on the effect that the economy is having on college choices, at least among families who have access to upper end colleges and universities. But as Sarah's college choice loomed last year, [her mother] Ms. Perrizo, a real-estate appraiser, and her husband, Richard Goldstein, an attorney, “were agonizing over whether to pay $52,000 for one year at NYU, or $18,000” at their state university, Ms. Perrizo says. Both regard a bachelor's degree as “only the beginning” of higher education for … [Read more...] about College Price vs. Value
Week in Review
[Editor's note: This is a new weekly feature from your blog contributors. Each week, we'll be posting articles, books, news, etc., that Tom, Mike, and the ESN community have been pondering. If you have a book or article you'd like us to add to next week's Review, add it in the comments or send it to either Mike or Tom. Thanks!] After Accepting Students, NYU Asks Them: Are We Too Costly for You? (Chronicle of Higher Education, $) - NYU is asking admitted students to consider whether they can truly afford to … [Read more...] about Week in Review