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In 1990, under the direction of Ernest Boyer, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching published a classic report on the loss of a meaningful basis for true community on college campuses-and in the nation. Now this expanded edition of Campus Life: In Search of Community reintroduces educational leaders to the Boyer report's proposals while offering up-to-date analysis and recommendations for Christian campuses today. Editors Drew Moser and Todd C. Ream have assembled pairs of academic and student-development leaders from top Christian colleges to offer a hopeful update on the practical contributions of Christian higher education to the practice of community. This volume includes new chapters, the long out-of-print Boyer report in its entirety, and a discussion guide to facilitate team conversations. Higher education now stands at a critical point, yet the contributors to this expanded edition of Campus Life see current challenges as an opportunity to revive Boyer's commitment to its formative power. Contributors include:
Mark L. Sargent and Edee Schulze of Westmont College
Randall Basinger and Kris Hansen-Kieffer of Messiah College
Brad Lau and Linda Samek of George Fox University
Stephen T. Beers and Edward Ericson III of John Brown University
Paul O. Chelsen and Margaret Diddams of Wheaton College
Doretha O'Quinn and Tim Young of Vanguard University
Christian higher education now stands at a critical point, yet the contributors to this expanded edition of Campus Life see current challenges as an opportunity to revive Boyer's commitment to understanding the formative power of Christian higher education.
About the author
Drew Moser (PhD, Indiana State University) is dean of experiential learning and associate professor of higher education at Taylor University and codirector of the Vocation in College Project, a multiphase research exploration of vocation in the college student experience. He is coauthor of
Ready or Not: Leaning into Life in our Twenties.
Todd C. Ream (PhD, Penn State) is professor of higher education at Taylor University and a distinguished fellow with the Lumen Research Institute. Previously, he served on college and university campuses in residence life, student support services, honors programs, and as a chief student development officer. He is the author and editor of numerous books and contributes to a wide variety of publications including
About Campus,
Christianity Today,
First Things,
Gastronomica,
Inside Higher Ed,
Modern Theology,
New Blackfriars,
Notre Dame Magazine,
The Review of Higher Education, and
Teachers College Record.
Summary
In 1990 the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching published a classic report on the loss of a meaningful basis for true community on college campuses-and in the nation. Now this expanded edition of Campus Life reintroduces educational leaders to the report's proposals while offering up-to-date analysis and recommendations for Christian campuses today.
