Posts Tagged With: Higher Education

Updated C.S. Lewis College Website Goes Live

Posted on May 20, 2011 by cslewisfoundation

We’re pleased to announce that C.S. Lewis College’s newly designed and updated website has gone live. Continue reading »

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Announcing the Future Home of C.S. Lewis College!

Posted on December 16, 2009 by cslewisfoundation

At long last!  It’s difficult to believe, after so extended a journey, but the truth is, we are about to take a major step forward towards the long-awaited goal of establishing C.S. Lewis College. It pleases me greatly to inform you that a news conference was held today in Northfield, Massachusetts announcing the purchase of … Continue reading »

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Dr. Thomas Dillon, President of Thomas Aquinas College, Died Yesterday

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Gayne Anacker

Dear friends– It is with a keen sense of loss that we announce that Dr. Thomas E. Dillon, beloved President of Thomas Aquinas College in Santa Paula, California, died Wednesday, April 15th, in an auto accident in Ireland. Tom ably and faithfully guided the College through 18 years of growth and remarkable campus development. In … Continue reading »

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More on the Worth of the Humanities

Posted on April 3, 2009 by cslewisfoundation

Several weeks ago, we posted an article from the New York Times about the place of the humanities in a recession (click here for the original post).  As a follow-up, here is another important voice in the discussion of the value of the humanities in higher education. Wilfred McClay, one of our Keynote Speakers at … Continue reading »

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What Happens to the Humanities During a Recession?

Posted on February 27, 2009 by cslewisfoundation

The New York Times recently asked this important question in the Books section of their online newspaper.  Here’s an excerpt: One idea that elite universities like Yale, sprawling public systems like Wisconsin and smaller private colleges like Lewis and Clark have shared for generations is that a traditional liberal arts education is, by definition, not … Continue reading »

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