by Samuel Ayers | May 3, 2016 | Academics, General, Spiritual Life, Spring
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...
by David Agron, Ph.D. | May 3, 2016 | 2016, Accreditation, Spring
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...
by Phil Shackleton | Oct 17, 2015 | 2015, Fall, The Pretentious Circus
Christian universities who require faculty to hold certain faith beliefs violate academic freedom, according to the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) — the Canadian version of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), “Academic freedom...
by David Agron, Ph.D. | Oct 16, 2015 | 2015, Accreditation, Fall
As an accreditation consultant, I have several times been asked questions like, “What would it take for us to add ATS accreditation?” To answer that question, I often start with a discussion of full-time faculty requirements for accreditaton. While there...
by Tyrone Tyson | Jun 6, 2015 | 2015, Academics, Summer
The competition to maintain the attention of our students is as fierce as auto insurance commercials and NCAA basketball. Every instructor confronts a daily battle to keep the student actively engaged and focused on coursework. Student distractions are legion. The...
