by jstewardfree | Jul 23, 2014 | Grey Matter
By John Stonestreet | Can words and stories reshape a culture? Well, look no further than how our culture talks about being human. Ask a group of people today—especially high school and college students—what makes them them, and you’ll likely get as many responses as...
by jstewardfree | Jul 21, 2014 | Grey Matter
By Mary Grabar | English departments have pretty much given up on their mission of preserving a literary canon or teaching poetic form and rhetorical strategies. Decades ago, politics of race, class, and gender overtook any concern for preserving and perpetuating...
by jstewardfree | Jul 16, 2014 | Grey Matter
By Michael Paulson | BRUNSWICK, Me. — For 40 years, evangelicals at Bowdoin College have gathered periodically to study the Bible together, to pray and to worship. They are a tiny minority on the liberal arts college campus, but they have been a part of the school’s...
by jstewardfree | Jul 14, 2014 | Grey Matter
By Andrew Branch | In what some are calling a sham proceeding, Houston leaders on Wednesday approved an Equal Rights Ordinance that adds the LGBT community to the city’s nondiscrimination laws. Supporters claim it provides necessary protections for the city’s lesbian,...
by jstewardfree | Jul 11, 2014 | Course and Scholarship Updates
Is Corporate America pulling our communities apart? Is there a way to channel the creativity and energy of our corporations into building thriving communities? Bill Gates, Frederic Sautet, and others help answer these questions. AVERAGE TIME: 2 HOURS. 1,000 IMPACT...
