Ep. 39 – Carrie Eben on Intellectual Virtues, Assessment, and Poetic Knowledge
This is Episode 39 of the Consortium Podcast, an academic audio blog sponsored by Kepler Education. In this episode, Scott Postma talks with Carrie Eben,…
Ep. 38 – Karen Elliott and the Rafiki Foundation
This is Episode 38 of the Consortium Podcast, an academic audio blog sponsored by Kepler Education. In this episode, Scott Postma talks with the executive…
Ep. 37 – Dr. Chris Swanson and Learning for Life
This is Episode 37 of the Consortium Podcast, an academic audio blog sponsored by Kepler Education. In this episode, Scott Postma interviews Dr. Chris Swanson, president…
Ep. 37 – Dr. Chris Swanson and Learning for Life
This is Episode 37 of the Consortium Podcast, an academic audio blog sponsored by Kepler Education. In this episode, Scott Postma interviews Dr. Chris Swanson, president…
Lessons from a Pig
Not long ago, I read Babe: The Gallant Pig to my children as part of our ongoing building of a family canon of literature. I…
10 Things I Learned in My First Year As a College Professor
I just finished my first year of teaching at the college level. I spent the first three quarters of the year teaching an introductory humanities…
Wishes or Widgets
Alexander Pushkin wrote a fairy tale called “The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish”, which is based on an older telling by the Brothers…
Ep. 36 – Why New England Needs Classical Education
This is Episode 36 of the Consortium Podcast, an academic audio blog sponsored by Kepler Education. In this episode, Sarah Abbott and Tim Knotts of…
3 YA Books For Readers of Greek Mythology
World mythologies and regional folktales have always served as source material for modern fantasy, with some (like Greek or Celtic myths) having well-established influence and…
Rescuing Rational Public Discourse Through the Renewal of Rhetoric
What follows is not meant to be a political rant or op-ed. It is an observation followed by the assertion of a simple solution to…