Danielle Allen is the James Bryant Conant University Professor at Harvard University and Director of the Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation. In late Sept., I joined philosopher Edward J. Hall for a ...

Marking the start of the fall 2025 semester at Luther College, President Brad Chamberlain introduced a new college mission statement, along with supporting identity, vision and values statements, to ...

Why do you exist? The question has perplexed all of humanity for thousands of years, and, still, individuals today in the information age seek to understand the very reason for their existence.

The Ad Hoc Committee on University Values and Voice released a draft statement of its institutional values in a Today@Brown announcement early Tuesday morning. This statement comes nearly four months ...

1. The CWA strives to be the preeminent venue for open, multi-faceted, and balanced discussion of today’s challenging issues, characterized by cross-disciplinary synergy among top-tier speakers, in ...

As a writer and teacher, I am a longtime fan of Strunk and White's The Elements of Style. This classic handbook offers pithy guidance to would-be writers. In one key line, Strunk and White counsel, ...

Brown faculty must reject or revise the recent “Draft Statement on University Values” to ensure that it includes strong, explicit protections for shared community governance in every aspect of ...

Wisconsin Rapids city officials reviewed draft mission, vision and value statements informed by resident and staff surveys. The Common Council aims to align its budget priorities with resident ...

Columbia sent out thousands of letters on March 28 welcoming accepted applicants into the community in one of the most selective years to date. Though community is a concept we were all advised to ...