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Insights from the reknowned Gardner Institute and Lawrence University President Laurie Carter. It’s imperative we meet our students where they are and understand where society is (and could be), so our students are ready for whatever the future holds. #preparingfuturechangeagents

Thank you, Council for Christian Colleges & Universities, for this feature! Discussions around how Gen Z will continue to shape politics in our country are so important! I want to thank Dr. Kimberly McCall, Associate Dean at Lipscomb University and Madison Schomer, senior at Lipscomb University, for a thoughtful and engaging conversation about Gen Z and the future. You can read our discussion in the following link! https://lnkd.in/eX55mg_z

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A correction to this #NewYorkTimes article is in order! The article undoubtedly celebrates the astounding accomplishment of 17 year-old Dr. Dorothy Jean Tillman II. What may not be as apparent is the sleight of hand that "robs" the young Doctor of her just due of being rightly referred to as Dr. Dorothy Jean Tillman II, not Ms. Dorothy Jean Tillman II, in the article. While this may be a "small potatoes" issue to some, or a non issue to others, I offer the framing that it is indeed a big issue! Words matter, context matters, and how words are used by those who are in power matters! So what's the issue? I'm glad you asked! The article while celebrating the remarkable achievement of Dr. Dorothy Jean Tillman II having earned her Ph.D. at the age of 17, consistently references her as Ms. Dorothy Jean Tillman II, and not Dr. Dorothy Jean Tillman II. I'm curious to know, how is it that the subject of the article, who earned her Ph.D. degree at 17 years old, is not accorded the proper and earned honorific of Dr. in the write up? Is it that inconceivable that a 17 year old could earn a doctorate degree? Is it that inconceivable that a 17 year-old Black female could earn a doctorate degree? Whatever the dissonance is, it is clear Dr. Dorothy Jean Tillman II's achieved status of Doctor was not used to reference her throughout the article that discusses her achievement. Minimizing the achieved master status of Dr., by not referencing Dorothy Jean Tillman II as Dr. and maximizing the ascribed master status of Ms., by only referencing Dorothy Jean Tillman II as Ms., is a form of #microaggression. And yes, microaggressions can be unintentional. Unintentional, notwithstanding, the impact is just as bruising as intentional microaggressions. Dr. Dorothy Jean Tillman II earned a Ph.D. #CallHerDrDorothyJeanTillmanII That's it, that's the post!

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The education profession truly is a calling. There are very few occupations where one can have such a profound impact on both the trajectory of individual lives and our society. #education #highered #transforminglives

I really appreciate Anselm House executive director Bryan Bademan's piece here, outlining Anselm House's "third way" model of Christian engagement with mainstream university life. The campus ministry model and the Christian college model, he writes, "share one striking thing in common: they are both largely peripheral to the life and work of the modern public research university; you might say they leave the mainstream university alone. Christian colleges are often worlds away from major universities, both figuratively and literally, while campus ministries serve the personal faith lives of students but rarely engage with graduate students, faculty, or the academic missions of universities themselves. Friends, this situation has had tragic consequences, as it’s contributed to a widening divide between faith and knowledge in our universities, churches, and lives." Read the entire piece below!