Education

November 11, 2015

How to Solve the ‘Welders vs. Philosophers’ Debate, the Crisis in Underemployment, and the Student Loan Debt Problem of Liberal Arts Majors

A most unlikely debate has erupted over Marco Rubio’s comment in last night’s debate that welders earn more money that philosophers. It’s a strange controversy since, as Steven Wedgeworth said on Twitter, “There can’t really be this many philosophy majors.” Continue Reading...

November 11, 2015

Rubio Has A Point: Philosophy Majors Don’t Work In Philosophy

Correction: An earlier version of this post did not examine PayScale’s methodology. The three paragraphs that address it were added, and the text has been lightly edited in other places as a result. Continue Reading...

October 06, 2015

Toward Cultural Renewal: 5 Competing Visions of Nature and Grace

“How are we to be in the world but not of it?” It’s the question at the center of Acton’s film series, For the Life of the World: Letters to the Exiles, and our response has a profound impact on the shape of our cultural witness. Continue Reading...

September 16, 2015

Entrepreneurship and Interdisciplinary Scholarship

While reading economist (and rabbi) Israel M. Kirzner’s Competition & Entrepreneurship (1973), it occurred to me that his description of what the “pure entrepreneur” does could also be applied to what a good interdisciplinary scholar, such as someone who studies faith and economics, does (or at least aspires to do). Continue Reading...

July 13, 2015

Fujimura on Cultivating the Imagination

“The cultivation of imagination is to begin to integrate life into faith and every other facet, whether mundane or extraordinary, whether 9-5 work realities or worship in a church. Imagination is key to the thriving God intends for us.” Continue Reading...

July 10, 2015

Literature, Empathy and American Prosperity

From devastating racially-motivated murders in Charleston, South Carolina, to a contentious SCOTUS ruling on same-sex marriage, to heightened partisan rhetoric from presidential contenders, the constant discord at all levels of society has never been more apparent. Continue Reading...

July 02, 2015

Now Available: ‘For the Life of the World: Leader’s Edition’

The Acton Institute’s seven-part film series, For the Life of the World: Letters to the Exiles, was created for a wide-ranging Christian audience, whether Baptist or Catholic, Orthodox or Presbyterian. Continue Reading...

June 16, 2015

Will That College Diploma Get You A Job?

Does having a college diploma mean you are ready for the workforce? It depends on who you ask. If you ask those involved with higher education, almost 75 percent say, “yes.” Continue Reading...

June 01, 2015

Top 5 Books For Today’s College Student: Greg Thornbury

President of The King’s College in New York City and one of this year’s Acton University plenaries, Greg Thornbury, gives his top 5 book picks for today’s college students. 1. Plato’s Dialogues Plato’s dialogues are good for virtually everything that ails our society. Continue Reading...

May 29, 2015

The Value Of School Choice In 4 Easy Pictures

It’s nice when we can take a contentious issue and get right to the heart of it in a few steps. Thanks to The Daily Signal for these graphics on school choice: Continue Reading...

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