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Conservative Evangelicalism and Academic Freedom

January 4, 2013 By James F. McGrath 9 Comments

In a blog post today, Pete Enns asked whether an Evangelical institution of higher education can be truly academic and committed to academic freedom. It is an issue that has been garnering a lot of attention, particularly in connection with the administration at Emmanuel Seminary's effort to get Christopher Rollston to leave – a situation [...]

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Online Sources in the Classroom

August 15, 2012 By James F. McGrath 5 Comments

In my current teaching, I focus increasing amounts of attention on the discerning use of online sources of information. People no longer rack their brains to recall facts learned in school. They will pull out a device and look up what they want to know. And so, while some factual information is crucial in order [...]

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Infographic: Technology Use on Campuses

January 7, 2012 By James F. McGrath 7 Comments

Via the Center for Academic Technology at Butler University

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American Universities to Offer Remedial Flushing

September 14, 2011 By James F. McGrath 9 Comments

Issues with students who have not made the necessary advances in reading, writing, mathematics, and other traditional academic areas prior to college have been in the news for years. But a consortium of American universities has recently taken steps to address another shortcoming that is persistently a problem on university campuses all around the country. [...]

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