Teacher Appreciation Week arrives each May with good intentions, and the appreciation is genuine. However, we sometimes choose words that don’t capture the essence of what impactful teachers do for ...

Mansfield, who enrolled at Harvard in 1949, joined the faculty in 1962, and retired in 2023, has been called many things: ...

Martin Peterson said he was told to remove certain selections from Plato in his core philosophy class, triggering a backlash ...

Capizzi and others reiterated that Catholics must allow the Pope’s words — even in his regular, daily teaching, which is considered magisterial — to inform their consciences. “Pope Leo's words about ...

I’ve been teaching college Earth science courses as a part-time faculty member for a long time now, all while juggling other jobs. I started because it was enjoyable; no one gets into this line of ...

It’s not hard for me to pinpoint when my undergraduate education at the College of St. Scholastica started to make a whole lot of sense. That was when, halfway through her first semester of teaching ...

Immerse yourself in a wide range of philosophical areas and develop highly transferable skills valued by employers. The Philosophy BA incorporates all major areas of philosophy, including moral and ...

In April 2025, after nearly 50 years as a performer, Sheryl Lee Ralph was finally granted a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Reflecting on her journey to the milestone, the actor recalls advice ...

John Dewey (1859-1952) is one of the most celebrated thinkers on democracy and education, yet he has often been underappreciated and misunderstood as a philosopher. Growing People by Natalia Rogach ...

The Miami Dolphins pursuit of their "next" quarterback is going to be firmly under the microscope in the months (or years) ahead. Miami is coming off of a regime that drafted and then doubled down on ...

Texas A&M University adopted a rule last November banning the teaching of “race and gender ideology,” which includes Plato’s 2,400-year-old “Symposium.” Professor Martin Peterson explains how he ...

A Texas A&M professor has been told not to teach certain writings from Plato, a staple in introductory philosophy courses, because they may violate the university system's new rules against "advocate" ...