Mar 22, 2013
Heather Holleman, Professor of English, Penn State University [March 25, 2013]— Every spring, I suffer from the classic symptoms of “burnout.” After a long academic year of lesson plans, grading, and office hours, I’m tired. Teaching and writing become drudgery....
Mar 15, 2013
Henry F. Schaefer III, Graham Perdue Professor of Chemistry, Director of Center for Computational Quantum Chemistry, University of Georgia [March 18, 2013] — At times I am asked what is my most important discovery? My answer: Jesus Christ. In 1973, I...
Mar 4, 2013
Randy Newman Faculty Commons Staff George Mason University [March 11, 2013]– It is a challenge to start conversations about faith with non-believers. It seems we often have so little in common. How do we begin to talk about Jesus if our colleague is agnostic or...
Mar 1, 2013
Sam Matteson Professor of Physics University of North Texas [March 3, 2013] When I first began my career as a professor, I participated in a seminar sponsored by what is now called Faculty Commons. This seminar dealt with freedom of speech and the legal and ethical...
Feb 21, 2013
Sam Matteson Professor of Physics University of North Texas [Feb.25, 2013] In logic and in life I have learned that one solitary counter example to a premise is sufficient to refute it. For example, one may hold that “All swans are white,” until one encounters a...
Feb 16, 2013
Phil Bishop, Professor of Kinesiology, University of Alabama [Feb.18, 2013] After reading the recent series of My Ministry Minutes, I feel like the beginner exerciser who is told to do the same workout as an Olympic decathlete. In my role as a professor, I’m far from...
