On Education and Moral Formation
Jordan Kolb All schools shape students in particular ways because every school is built on value judgments about what is good. Public school systems are generally centered on ideas about what people…
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Social Justice Organizing Workshop to Be Held
Lola Obadina Eastern University is a community involved in social justice, as implied by its motto, Faith, Reason and Justice. Eastern’s Campolo Institute for Applied Research in Social Justice seeks to realize…
America’s Retail in Midst of Meltdown
Nathaniel Hawes If you are among the many Americans who have embraced the ease of online shopping, you may be unintentionally adding to the decline of brick-and-mortar retail stores across the nation’s…
Dr. Deborah Winters Wins Illumination Book Award
Jared Maier Palmer Seminary professor Dr. Deborah Winters recently received the Silver Medal Illumination Book Award in the Biblical Studies category for her recent book “Through Her Eyes: Bible Studies on Women…
Eastern Promotes 2017 NSSE Survey
Eastern University’s Office of Institutional Planning, Research and Assessment is currently administering the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) to first-year and senior undergraduate students. The survey will be available…
Pulitzer Winner Dr. Walter McDougall Visits EU
Russell Risden Pulitzer-Prize winner Dr. Walter McDougall was invited by Agora Institute to speak at Eastern University on Wednesday, Feb. 15 and by the Templeton Honors College to speak at their weekly…
Healing Is Possible: EU hosts panel on eating disorders
Abigail Webb With the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric illness and incredibly low research funds, eating disorders are severely misunderstood by many, even though 30 million people–10 percent of the population–struggle…
The Significance of Our Stuff- Thoughts on consumerism
The term “consumerism” can refer to many things, but in this article I mean to specifically address the increasingly high levels of consumption of goods and services within our society.…
A History of the Halftime Show- From local commodity to Lady Gaga
Nicole Markert When the phrase “Super Bowl halftime show” comes into conversation, most people will think of the most recent performance by Lady Gaga. The pop icon literally dove into the performance…
Remembering Our Vision- Statement on Scholarship and Community
Madeleine Harris It has become a common practice of mine to spend time wandering around our campus, just paying attention to the trees, the paths and the water. Last week, on our…