Why I’m Optimistic About the Future of Christian Higher Education, and Why You Should Be Too
The public may have lost confidence in higher education more generally, yet I believe we may be entering another golden era in Christian higher education.
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Christian College Presidents Describe Challenges, Possible Long-Term Ramifications of COVID-19
By Chris Moon In his 24 years at Ozark Christian College—10 as a professor and 14 now as president—Matt Proctor has never experienced a spring semester like this one. “We’re all learning,” he said. The university in Joplin, Mo., just finished its first week of being an online-only school amid the campus closures that have affected colleges across the nation during the coronavirus pandemic. Proctor said things haven’t been easy, but they haven’t been overwhelming, either. “I am blessed with an amazing team,” he said. “I have been able to see our team at Ozark just rally together and do
August 11, 2016
Why I Believe in Christian Higher Education
By Gene Harker These schools offer a unique value proposition, a both/and approach to education that makes them unique and invaluable. In the influential book Value Proposition Design, the authors propose that a business”s success is ultimately determined by its capacity to create value for consumers by meeting their needs and helping them solve problems.1 From this perspective, one might infer that Google is wildly successful because its search engine satisfies a thirst for knowledge, offering answers to questions ranging from where to find the nearest ATM to the symptoms of the Zika virus. Google is reported to process 40,000
