“In the days before iron ships, the internal combustible engine and elaborate machinery, there were iron men in wooden ships.” So said my great-great grandfather, Boatswains Mate Philip Hoffman of the United States Navy. Philip was in the last generation of men to be in the all-wooden ship navy. He knew the […]
Learning the Ropes Read Post »
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 ought to know and be capable of in order to be productive citizens. Prep schools and other high-end private schools tend to
On Education and Moral Formation Read Post »
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 the true potential of justice at Eastern by incorporating applied research and social action to the field. As part of this goal,
Social Justice Organizing Workshop to Be Held Read Post »
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 malls and shopping centers. Many department stores have announced the closing of numerous storefront locations, leaving alarming implications for the shopping malls
America’s Retail in Midst of Meltdown Read Post »
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 in Scripture.” The book has 20 chapters, with each chapter devoted to a specific woman from the Bible. The
Dr. Deborah Winters Wins Illumination Book Award Read Post »
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 to take online through June 1 for eligible Eastern students. Results of the survey will be compiled over the summer and spread
Eastern Promotes 2017 NSSE Survey Read Post »
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 Honors Forum on Friday, Feb. 17. McDougall is currently Professor of History and Alloy-Ansin Professor of International Relations at the University of
Pulitzer Winner Dr. Walter McDougall Visits EU Read Post »
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 with some type of eating disorder. Speaking at Windows on the World to inform college students about these illnesses were three panelists: Joan
Healing Is Possible: EU hosts panel on eating disorders Read Post »
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. It often seems to me that we are so immersed in consumerist society that we are unable to understand it—having never known anything
The Significance of Our Stuff- Thoughts on consumerism Read Post »
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 from the rooftop, but not before releasing a swarm of Intel drones as she covered “God Bless America,” originally by Kate Smith. The
A History of the Halftime Show- From local commodity to Lady Gaga Read Post »
