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Seventeen professors from across the country will participate in Transylvania’s fourth annual seminar on liberal education

Posted on July 23, 2009July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

LEXINGTON, Ky.—Transylvania University, an early leader in liberal arts education, will host the fourth annual faculty seminar titled Twenty-first Century Liberal Education: A Contested Concept, July 23-26. The 17 seminar participants were selected from a pool of applicants from prominent liberal arts colleges throughout the country. They reflect the diversity within the professorate at liberal arts colleges and include faculty members from Rhodes, Agnes Scott, Washington and Jefferson, Washington and Lee, the University of South Carolina, Scripps and Earlham. Seminar sessions include “The Historical Background to the Contemporary Debates,” “The Classical Tradition in the 20th Century: Robert Maynard Hutchins,” “The Rival Tradition: John Dewey,” “The Classical Tradition Redux: Allan Bloom” and “The Purposes of Liberal Education: Varieties of Individual Development.” Participants are asked to consider the application of liberal education principles to enhance their own effectiveness as college and university teachers – in the classroom, in the preparation of course offerings and in the construction of curricula at their academic institutions. Susan Rankaitis, Fletcher Jones Chair of Studio Art at Scripps College, will give the opening address, “The Arts in the Liberal Arts.” The plenary speaker is Francis Oakley, President Emeritus and Edward Dorr Griffin Professor of the History of Ideas at Williams College and President Emeritus of the American Council of Learned Societies. His address is titled “Colleges and the Humanities: An Institutional Perspective on Liberal Education.” Through this seminar, Transylvania University and its Bingham Program for Excellence in

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Transy’s student newspaper names new editor, staff

Posted on July 15, 2009July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

Grace Chambers LEXINGTON, Ky. – Transylvania University senior Grace Chambers has been named editor-in-chief of the school’s student newspaper, The Rambler. Chambers, of Lexington, will take over the reins of the weekly publication after serving as opinion editor and news editor. “We are going to work hard to make The Rambler the most relevant, informative and thought-provoking news source possible for the Transy community,” said Chambers, an English major. Chambers’ top priority as editor-in-chief will be providing more aggressive reporting and broader coverage of campus life, she said. Chambers replaces Sara Thompson, who graduated in May. “There is so much happening here at Transy and so much to write about,” Chambers said. “I look forward to working with a very talented staff to look closely into campus issues and better reflect the life of a Transy student.” Senior Melissa True, of Corinth, is the new managing editor. She served as news editor during the 2008 winter and fall terms before studying abroad in England during the 2009 winter term. “After coming back from studying abroad, one of the things I’m looking forward to about Transy is returning to The Rambler staff. I’m excited to start working on it again,” True said. Student media adviser Terri McLean will continue to work with the all-volunteer staff. She spent 25 years in the newspaper business, including a 21-year stint at the Lexington Herald-Leader. “I’m really proud of The Rambler’s progress this past year

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Transylvania student volunteers time to children in Lexington and Belize

Posted on July 9, 2009July 14, 2020 by Office of Marketing and Communications

Moore with a Peruvian child during her semester abroad in fall 2008. LEXINGTON, Ky.—Samantha Moore, a rising senior at Transylvania University, is spending part of her summer helping children in Lexington and abroad in Belize. A sociology major and Spanish minor from Cadiz, Ky., Moore recently spent a week volunteering at the Episcopal Diocese of Lexington’s Camp Haven, a free camp for children ages 7-12 whose parents are incarcerated. “The camp fosters a safe environment for the children to express themselves through artwork and guided focus groups,” Moore explains.“Having this unique shared experience removes any fear of being ‘different’ and lets kids just be kids.” Moore will spend the month of August in Belize, where she will live at Liberty Farm, an organic farm that is part of the Liberty Foundation, a residential facility for abused, neglected and abandoned children. The farm is a member of World Wide Opportunities for Organic Farming (WWOOF), an organization that helps people share more sustainable ways of living. WWOOF connects volunteers with organic farms around the world that will host the volunteers and provide lodging and meals in exchange for working on the farm. Moore will learn a variety of skills including sustainable farming practices and carpentry. Liberty Farm provides food for the orphanage and sells produce to help fund the orphanage. Volunteers on the farm will also have opportunities to volunteer at the orphanage and work with the children. Moore was awarded a

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