When I learned that William Jewell College would be switching to online learning for the remainder of the semester in the wake of COVID-19, there were many challenges that I anticipated. What would class look like outside of the traditional classroom? Would I have a quiet space with good internet…
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To be honest…with Edward Townsend
To be honest, I have been a fool. Over this past weekend, I was inadvertently led to a jarring realization, one that has left me unsettled and profoundly disconcerted. In the years prior to my coming to William Jewell College, I thought I had discovered an infallible ideal of personal…
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The CTI Program: Jewell’s take on a liberal arts education
William Jewell College (WJC) currently follows a core-based general education system. This type of system organizes classes around the central issues of our contemporary world. Dr. Gary Armstrong, associate dean for the Core Curriculum and professor of political science, said, “There are lots of colleges that have core-based general educations,…
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