Media Mentions

John Fea, professor of American history, wrote a thoughtful essay for the Nov. 26 edition of Inside Higher Ed reminding academics and others to stop this holiday season and be thankful for their vocations. Fea, recalling his childhood as the son of a blue collar father, explains how his gratitude surely stems from his upbringing.

Read “The Forgotten Virtue of Gratitude.”

Read John Fea’s blog, “The Way of Improvement Leads Home.”

Homeschooling continues to grow more popular among a broader and more representative group of the American public, according to education professor Milton Gaither and recent findings from Education Next/Program on Educational Policy and Governance’s 2008 national education survey. “Business Wire” quoted Gaither throughout a Nov. 19 review of the latest homeschooling statistics.

Read “Education Next: As Popularity of Home Schooling Grows, Greater Numbers and More Diversity Among Families Choosing Option” from Business Wire.

Messiah has a “one-stop shop” for employers, students, and faculty to utilize, all with the goal of making the student a better future employee, according to Mike True, director of the College’s Internship Center. True, with his colleagues Beth Clark and Mike Blount, are featured in the November issue of “Central PA” magazine in an extensive article about why internships are an essential component of education.

Read “A higher degree” in Central PA magazine.

With the global financial crisis unfolding in recent weeks, Stephen Bloom, J.D., lecturer in management and business at Messiah, has been tapped to share expert economic and legal commentary from a Christian perspective as a guest on several nationally syndicated Christian radio programs, including Moody Radio’s “Primetime America;” American Family Radio’s “Today’s Issues;” USA Radio Network’s “The Roth Show;” Sirius Satellite Radio/FamilyNet’s “Mornings;” VCY America Network’s “Crosstalk;” and “Songtime USA.”

Listen to Bloom’s interview on FamilyNet Mornings segment from Sept. 25.

Internships provide an important reality check for students, according to Mike True, director of Messiah’s internship center, as quoted in “The Black Collegian.” True, along with other internship professionals from around the country, offers helpful advice for students seeking to maximize their workplace experience.

Read “Secure your internship now” in “The Black Collegian.”