Tag Archives: universities

Academic excellence initiatives in higher ed

Posted on January 25, 2024 by Bookworm

Academic Star Wars: Excellence Initiatives in Global Perspective (MIT Press, 2023) is a new book of case studies on the global phenomenon of academic excellence initiatives and how they shape the performance of research universities. Academic excellence initiatives (AEIs)—special government-sponsored … Continue reading →

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Ethics and the university

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Bookworm

BC Founders Professor of Theology James Keenan, S.J., explores the power of the word of God and the word of human being in his new book Ethics of the Word: Voices in the Catholic Church Today. A review in America … Continue reading →

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Liberal arts in crisis?

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Bookworm

Renowned scholars and authors will visit the campus on Saturday, Nov. 13 to discuss the value and future of liberal arts education in the 21st century. Featured speakers will be: New York Times contributor Stanley Fish, Pulitzer Prize winner Louis … Continue reading →

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