Reflections On Lutheran Higher Didactics Featured Yesteryear The Pietist Schoolman

The Pietist Schoolman features a podcast July 30, 2015 with Dan Hanson offering a Lutheran perspective on higher education. Hanson reflects on the deviation betwixt a “college of the church” together with a Christian college, explains why vocation together with “faithful criticism” are cardinal to Lutheran higher education, together with looks into the time to come of theological education.

Frontiers Even In Addition To Thus Unknown -- Video In Addition To Online Resources On History Of Warren Wilson College

An first-class video, Frontiers Yet Unknown - The History of Warren Wilson College is available on YouTube.  The video was published inward 2011 in addition to covers the institutional history from 1894 when it was founded past times Presbyterians equally the Asheville Farm School.



The Warren Wilson College Archives besides offers an online bibliography of resources tied to the history of the institution.  Two digitized institutional histories are available for reading online or tin endure downloaded:  Toward Frontiers Yet Unknown: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 90th Anniversary History of Warren Wilson College past times Mark Banker ’73 in addition to A History of Warren Wilson College past times Henry W. Jensen in addition to Elizabeth G. Martin.

Reporter Receives Laurels For Reporting On Closure Of Virginia Intermont College

David McGee of the Bristol Herald Courier recently received a first-place laurels from the Tennessee Press Association inwards the Best Education Reporting category for his writing inwards Apr in addition to May of 2014 every bit it became apparent that Virginia Intermont College would close.

Reading through McGee's articles in addition to those of his other colleagues at the paper provides those of us who are outsiders alongside a feel of the emotional cost paid yesteryear all the diverse constituents of this struggling institution.  The province of affairs at Virginia Intermont was sure enough complex in addition to the struggles were really hard over many years, even then McGee does a masterful undertaking of sharing the floor alongside the broader community.  The commitment of the Herald Courier in addition to their reporters to this floor provides a valuable service! 

A partial listing follows alongside McGee's articles below alongside the titles linked dorsum to the www.HeraldCourier.com spider web site. 

• Virginia Intermont faculty gives president vote of no confidence Posted: Thursday, April 17, 2014  
• Pending loss of accreditation later failed merger latest blows to VI Posted: Saturday, April 19, 2014
• VI College president addresses urban pith council Posted: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 11:16 pm
• Gatton: More should choose been done for Virginia Intermont College Posted: Thursday, May 1, 2014 11:06 pm
• Former VI finance manager discusses canceled insurance policy Posted: Thursday, May 1, 2014 11:25 pm
• Faculty caput chastises VI College's leadership at finally commencement Posted: Sunday, May 4, 2014 9:00 pm
• VI President Phillips resigns Posted: Monday, May 5, 2014 11:38 pm
• Virginia Intermont negotiating alongside E&H to transfer equestrianprogram Posted: Monday, May 5, 2014 11:42 pm
• Interim president: VI won't business office every bit it has before Posted: Tuesday, May 6, 2014 3:46 pm
• Virginia Intermont College owes urban pith $13,000 inwards existent estate taxes Posted: Tuesday, May 6, 2014 7:11 pm.
• Interim college president looks at options for Virginia Intermont'sfuture Posted: Tuesday, May 6, 2014 11:37 pm
• Sale endeavor is a no larn for Tennessee Ernie Ford archives Posted: Thursday, May 8, 2014 4:30 pm

Name Modify Approved For Castleton Solid Soil College

The Board of Trustees for the Vermont State Colleges voted on July 23, 2015 inward back upwards of a name alter for Castleton State College.  The establishment founded inward 1787 volition popular off Castleton University.

History Of Virginia Intermont College Is Featured

An article inwards the July 19, 2015 final result of the Herald Courier features the history of Virginia Intermont College that unopen final year.  Bristol, TN historian Bud Phillips provides data virtually the start campus edifice as well as offers 2 dissimilar versions for the beginning of the institution. 

Investigative Reporters Plough Focus On For-Profits

There accept been a let out of interesting articles in addition to spider web log posts this calendar week focusing on operations of several for-profit institutions.

Mandi Woodruff authored a study for Yahoo! Finance on the history of Heald College in addition to what transpired subsequently it was acquired past times Corinthian Colleges.  Woodruff's article, "Who killed Heald College," concludes that the storey reflects a collective failure to protect students.  Further, it offers lessons of what tin give when combining describe of piece of job concern in addition to education.

Kyle McCarthy's "Predatory Lender or 'Premier' Chain of Career Colleges" appears inwards the College department of the Huffington Post.  McCarthy pulls together data on unethical in addition to dishonest behaviors at Globe University in addition to Minnesota School of Business.  The institutions are purpose of a identify unit of measurement owned chain of thirty for-profit colleges.

Four-D College Inwards California Announces It Volition Survive Closing

Four-D College amongst locations inward Colton as well as Victorville, CA announced that it volition hold upwards closing.  Jim Steinberg reporter for The Sunday provides to a greater extent than data on the reasons behind the decision.

The establishment enrolled over 600 students this past times twelvemonth as well as offered certificates as well as associates degrees.  Four-D was accredited past times the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools.