The Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities AJCU has published a list of commencement speakers for Jesuit institutions around the country See the lineup at the AJCU website nbsp
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Education into Darkness
The educator’s paradox: enlightenment begins in darkness; wisdom, in mystery.
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Notre Dame and LGBT Athletes
quot The University of Notre Dame is committed to fostering an environment of welcome and mutual respect that is grounded in its Catholic mission quot So says Jack Swarbrick Notre Dame 39 s athletic director in a new video meant to convey support for LGBT athletes at the University nbsp Accor
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Update on Harvard
So it 39 s real The Harvard Extension Cultural Studies Club a student group affiliated with Harvard Extension School nbsp is hosting a black mass Why So they can quot learn and experience the history of different cultural practices quot The quot performance quot says the club quot is pa
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A Black Mass at Harvard?
Strange reports coming out of Harvard or some part of Harvard Apparently some student group affiliated with the Harvard Extension School is hosting a black mass as part of a Satanic ritual It 39 s not clear if this is a joke some bizarre effort at tolerance or a sincere effort at demonic worsh
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Louis C.K., Diane Ravitch and the Common Core
Diane Ravitch Louis C K and the Common Core State Standards thanks to Twitter and social media somehow this all connects This is what happened nbsp The comedian Louis C K recently criticized the Common Core State Standards based in part on his observations of how the new curriculum was af
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The Return to Walden Pond
Before Walden Pond, there was Jesus. Today, The Minimalist Movement. Matt Emerson on the ancient and enduring appeal of simple living.
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Plato and the MBA
Yesterday I wrote about a Catholic school in Wisconsin that will soon feature a curriculum anchored in the Socratic method and the classics of Western civilization It seems they 39 re not the only ones remembering the value of this kind of education The nbsp Wall Street Journal nbsp reports nbsp t
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Socrates, Report for Duty
In a world of smart boards & teaching apps, the Socratic method might be the most innovative approach around.
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Education and Emmaus, Part II
Yesterday nbsp I wrote about nbsp the connection between education and Emmaus noting that in failing to recognize Jesus the disciples were failing to recognize not just the person of Jesus but by extension truth itself This has direct implications for educators and education It is not enough t