Higher education

‘Everyday Christian Teaching: A Guide to Practicing Faith in the Classroom’

In this excerpt, a professor of education weighs how to begin a class and what kinds of messages those decisions about beginning communicate about Christian teaching.

By David I. Smith Professor, Calvin University

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Seven campus ministry leaders reflect on young people and activism

With classes resuming at campuses across the country, some faith leaders who work closely with college students offer insights into what outside observers might be missing about Generation Z.

Dee Bernhardt Brandon Harris Larceeda “British” Hyrams Karen Wright Marsh CJ Rhodes Robert Rueda D. Scott Russell

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My students taught me that sustainable end-of-life plans can empower young and old alike

A professor’s personal experience and research inspired a course on sustainable end-of-life choices. What happened that semester surprised everyone in the classroom.

By Mallory McDuff Professor

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Another small liberal arts college has closed, but this time it was mine

A graduate of Birmingham-Southern College reflects on the sudden closing of the school, and why it matters to the thousands of students who went there over the years.

By Anne Mitchell Whisnant Historian and director of Graduate Liberal Studies at Duke University

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Rhonda Thomas: Accurately teaching history is a moral issue

Legislation limiting what can be taught in public schools fueled a Florida nonprofit’s decision to develop a Black history toolkit for faith communities.

Eric Lewis Williams: ‘We need a theological vision that will help us to hold on a little while longer’

The former curator of religion at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture discusses his work there and his hopes for his new role as director of the Office of Black Church Studies at Duke Divinity School.

What anti-equity policies mean for higher education, particularly HBCUs

A series of recent decisions will have far-reaching ramifications headed into a new academic year, writes an associate director of Vanderbilt University’s Initiative for Race Research and Justice.

By Ira Murray Associate Director, Vanderbilt University Initiative for Race Research and Justice

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Why deep listening matters for congregations and disciples

Listening — really listening — is the first step for participants in a program to build relationships between people on university campuses and the congregations near them, writes the program director of The Vinery.

By Alexis Carter Thomas Writer and researcher

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‘What do students want?’

An interfaith space at Virginia Commonwealth University uses asset-based community development to focus on the strengths and interests of the students who walk through its doors rather than telling them what they need.

By Edie Gross Journalist

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Daniel J. Bernardo: Interim leaders aren’t just placeholders

Too often, interim leaders are expected to tread water while an institution searches for a replacement. That’s an important opportunity lost, both for the person and for the organization, says the author of a book on interim leadership in higher education.

A campus ministry thrives in the pandemic by appealing to young people and planting house churches

In a student ministry at the University of Mary Washington, two pastors have overseen the birth of several house churches by relying on the power of creativity and connection.