CALL FOR PAPERS: SYMPOSIUM
THE IDEA OF A UNIVERSITY: FROM JOHN HENRY NEWMAN TO THE MULTIVERSITY AND BEYOND
HILTON HOTEL, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, USA
AUGUST 5-8, 2010
Suggested Themes:
Science, technology, trade, and communications now drive all aspects of life in the global village, including higher education. There is increasing recognition of a crisis in the very conception of the role of a university. Should a university focus on training technical specialists for a high-tech global economy or emphasize a broad liberal arts curriculum? Critics point to the fragmentation of knowledge, the lack of a unifying center, and the fast pace of scientific and technological change which requires continuous upgrade of skills, leaving no room for the integration of knowledge or the education of the whole person. Yet, globalization presupposes a better knowledge of different cultures, socio-economic and political systems, and an understanding of the motivations, nature, and purposes of human beings. The classical Greek paideia encompassed the education of body, mind, and soul, reflected in John Henry Newman's iconic The Idea of a University. Can Newman's ideal of the integration of all disciplines into a "wholeness of vision" and a "true enlargement of the mind" inspire the rediscovery of the proper role of a university of educating the whole person? Should a university foster greater intellectual diversity, cultural discernment, and character education for self-fulfillment and a more felicitous social life by renewing the dialogue between Athens (Enlightenment reason) and Jerusalem (religious faith)?
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IDEA interdisciplinary Symposium theme endeavors to bring together scholars from a wide range of disciplines and denominations. We invite all colleagues for an exciting conference which takes both scholarship and faith seriously. The IDEA Symposium is co-sponsored by IIR-ICSA in the City of the Roses--the world-famous Tournament of Roses, in sunny Southern California, with many cultural/ sightseeing opportunities. Conference participants must preregister. Abstracts (250 words) due: 1 June 2010: c/o Dr. O. Gruenwald, JIS Editor, 1065 Pine Bluff Dr., Pasadena, CA 91107, USA, per e-mail (no attachments) to: info@JIS3.org Include: First & Last Name, faculty or student, mailing address, phone & e-mail. Fully-developed papers will be considered for publication in the Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies XXIII 2011. Conference Web Site: www.JIS3.org/symposium2010.htm
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