On October 17, 1777, English General, Gentlemen Johnny Burgoyne, surrendered an entire British Army to Horatio Gates, commander of the American forces at Saratoga, New York. If the battle of Lexington produced the “shot heard round the world” then Burgoyne’s surrender at Saratoga produced the “shock heard round the world.” At Saratoga the unthinkable happened. […]
The ongoing debate about the legitimacy of Trinity Western University’s proposed law school (TWU, Langley, British Columbia) is a key fault line in a clash of worldviews playing out in our day. On one side is the traditional Christian view, which believes in transcendent norms for life, created by God and revealed in the Scriptures, […]
Is your college or university on the way to becoming a liberal college? The following thoughts are culled from discussions with faculty and staff at several Christian colleges and universities. You know your Christian college or university has gone or is moving Left when: People are generally a bit nervous about speaking up to buck […]
Information Literacy Instruction (ILI) is a requirement for most accrediting agencies (ABHE, ATS, TRACS, and most regional agencies). That means that each school must offer Information Literacy instruction to its students—all its students. Depending on the agency, the requirements vary. In essence, though, all of the agencies want each college to offer ILI to every […]
Christian colleges, universities, and schools face a myriad of challenges that threaten much-needed revenue streams. The majority of schools lack substantial endowments and must rely on net tuition dollars to meet growing expenses. This financial challenge is compounded with the following realities in today’s higher education market: Demographics are evolving in ways likely to create […]
In the Christian college setting, it is dangerous to presume that all professors in all departments are integrating their faith in the classroom. It is also dangerous to presume that this topic is routinely addressed with new faculty or revisited in department meetings—it is not. One reason is that it can be tempting to leave […]
The average attention span of students measured in the year 2000 was 12 seconds. In 2012 the length dropped to eight seconds. The attention span of a gold fish is nine seconds.[1] The digital age presents a problem for students. It is one of distraction and inability to pay attention for extended periods of time.[2] […]
People with good academic ideas often don’t consult their financial aid officer before beginning their new venture. That oversight can cost the school and the person with the great idea valuable time, money, and wasted effort. Federal regulations are sometimes ridged, but they are also flexible enough to allow institutions to be creative in developing […]
In an era filled with vision and hope, two men seized an audacious opportunity. In 1803, the French sold the Louisiana Purchase to the United States—828,000,000 square miles of uncharted territory—as large as the rest of the nation. President Thomas Jefferson asked his private secretary, Meriwether Lewis, to lead an exploration expedition named the Corps […]
The term “enterprise risk management” (ERM) is getting a lot of attention lately. But the fact is, your institution is already implementing enterprise risk management every time you make a decision considering risk, which is probably every day. The question is whether your institution is managing the enterprise risk management proces s and effectively anticipating, […]
