EPISODE 29 - Simon Tarr and the Regent Honors College

Episode 29 January 06, 2025 00:40:32
EPISODE 29 - Simon Tarr and the Regent Honors College
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EPISODE 29 - Simon Tarr and the Regent Honors College

Jan 06 2025 | 00:40:32

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Show Notes

Josh Bowman talks with Simon Tarr, dean of both The Honors College and the School of Communication and the Arts at Regent University. We discuss Christian higher education, what an “honors college” is - or could be - and the idea of prestige.

To learn more about the Honors College, visit: https://www.regent.edu/honors-college/  

The Regent University Honors College is Tullia Sponsor for the upcoming Ciceronian Society Conference, March 13-15, 2025 in Harrisonburg, VA.

To learn more about us, our events, this Podcast, our journal, Pietas, to sign up for our newsletter, and make your tax deductible gift, please go to https://ciceroniansociety.org/

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