Simon Tarr & the Regent Honors College - The Sower Episode 29 (audio)

Episode 29 • January 06, 2025 • 00:40:32
Simon Tarr & the Regent Honors College - The Sower Episode 29 (audio)
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Simon Tarr & the Regent Honors College - The Sower Episode 29 (audio)

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/

0:00 Antarctica

4:19 Virtual Reality

7:07 Honors College, What Is It?

13:07 Renewal-Based Model

19:47 Presence of Grace in Education

27:49 Prestige

38:23 Rethinking Higher Education

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