Thoughts on History (by Wilfred M. McClay)
We always like to think of history beginning, as stories do, with the words “once upon a time,” or something equivalent. But that is not quite true. We never can... Read more
Student Poetry, Volume II (By Betsy Brown)
Note: The following blog entry comes to us from our colleague and friend, Betsy K. Brown, who teaches and chairs the humanities program at Cicero Preparatory Academy in Scottsdale, Arizona. A graduate of Seattle Pacific University’s... Read more
Westward Ho!
The West is indeed becoming less and less interested in the classical sources of our civilization. Knowing less about our own civilization also seems to make us lose the ability... Read more
Student Poetry, Volume I
Note: The following blog entry comes to us from our colleague and friend, Betsy K. Brown, who teaches and chairs the humanities program at Cicero Preparatory Academy in Scottsdale, Arizona. A graduate of Seattle Pacific University’s... Read more
Symposium 2021 Feature Dr. Stephanie Chasteen
Today we are featuring one of this year’s NCE Symposium speakers, Dr. Stephanie Chasteen, a physicist and reviewer of college-level STEM projects. Dr. Chasteen has more than fifteen years of experience in... Read more
Symposium 2021 Feature Dr. Owen Anderson
Today we would like to feature one of the speakers at this year’s Symposium 2021: Dr. Owen Anderson, professor of philosophy and religious studies at Arizona State University. Dr. Anderson has published seven books and teaches courses in philosophy, philosophy of... Read more
We Need a Foundation
Note: The following entry is from Dr. Owen Anderson (Arizona State University), a Fellow of the Institute for Classical Education We are divided. A house divided against itself cannot stand. These... Read more
Leading Virtuous Communities Highlights: Courage, Hope, and Leadership Visions
Note: The following blog entry comes to us from our colleague and friend, Betsy K. Brown, who teaches and chairs the humanities program at Cicero Preparatory Academy in Scottsdale, Arizona.... Read more
Remembering to Be – A Meditation on Eliot’s “Little Gidding”
I recently revisited T. S. Eliot’s “Little Gidding”and found it to be an encouragement for our times, uncertain as they are for the uncertain relationship we have with our past.... Read more
Stephen Hawking’s Fervor
Anyone well-versed on the Roman Catholic Church knows that, like every human endeavor, its history is marred by acts of hubris. In the 1630’s, one of the Church’s most flawed... Read more
