October 28th, 2013
Harrisburg magazine profiled Messiah College professor and sculptor Sean Matthews in its October issue.
Read “For Mechanicsburg sculptor, concept determines material.”
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October 23rd, 2013
Jenell Paris, professor of sociology and anthropology, examines how we’re all like controversial pop culture icon Miley Cyrus in that achieving professional success in today’s world demands personal branding and exposure. The op-ed appeared in the Oct. 20 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Read “I am Miley Cyrus.”
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October 22nd, 2013
The Oct. 22 Harrisburg Patriot-News reviewed the performance of “Abyssinian” last night at Messiah College calling it “heavenly.”
Read “Wynton Marsallis’ ‘Abyssinian’ is something to celebrate.”
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October 18th, 2013
Local arts writer Ellen Hughes previews the upcoming performance of “Abyssinian,” featuring Wynton Marsalis, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and Chorale Le Chateau.
Read “Wynton Marsalis’ Jazz-Gospel Extravaganza.”
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October 16th, 2013
Devin Manzullo-Thomas talks about his new role as director of the Sider Institute of Anabaptist, Pietist and Wesleyan Studies with The Pietist Schoolman, a blog devoted to exploring Christianity, history, education and how they intersect.
Read “An interview with Sider Insistute Director Devin Manzullo-Thomas.”
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October 15th, 2013
Professors Douglas and Rhonda Jacobsen published an op-ed about the risk of boiling a college education down to dollars and cents in the Oct. 13 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Read “Fix the college ratings system.”
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October 15th, 2013
First-year student Sarah Voska had a letter to the editor published in the Oct. 2 Chicago Tribune in response to America’s two-party system and its current inability to keep the government functioning.
Read “A lesson in political science.”
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October 1st, 2013
Pete Powers, dean of the School of the Humanities, was quoted in a Sept. 30 article in the Chronicle of Higher Education about how college’s career centers are infusing career development into specific majors, particularly those in the liberal arts. He specifically highlight’s Messiah’s creation of Career Development Plans for each department.
Read “College Career Centers stretch to fill new roles.”
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