Fake news troubles me on so many levels. Can I recognize it all the time? Should I discount it without thinking? Should I explore it to learn whatever it has to teach me? Do others have answers to ...

The Assumption is a puzzle to many Catholics. It's one of the mysteries of the rosary, but scriptural rosary books struggle to find quotes to go along with it. It's a holy day of obligation (Aug. 15), ...

This documentary questions assumptions long accepted as gospel: that higher education is the key to success; that it’s worth any price; and that it’s all about ennobling students rather than racking ...

I am a theologian who studies trauma and this shift makes sense to me. I often teach that traumatic events are, at their heart, crises of meaning that cause people to question assumptions about their ...

Woody Allen quipped that when he was a kid, he used to get beaten up by Quakers. That happened to me (figuratively) just last week at the Churches for Middle East Peace Advocacy Conference in ...

Some say entrepreneurs are born, not made. I’m proof they can be both! Why? Because I’ve learned the key to success is challenging both my and other people’s assumptions about who I am and what I ...

On February 24, the provost, president and Board of Trustees of Ithaca College announced the College’s acceptance of a plan entitled “The Shape of the College,” which aims to reshape the institution’s ...

Google is launching a new advisory council of eight researchers and experts to provide outside input as it develops artificial intelligence for a range of applications, including facial recognition.

What Types Of Questions Develop Conversations? When I hosted my radio show, I learned quickly that a yes or no question could stop a conversation in its tracks. If I asked, "Do you like your job?" and ...