An article remembering the giant Mark Van Doren, Dr. John Senior’s mentor and long-time friend. Thank you to Kirk Kramer for e-mailing this to me, it was a delightful read and lifted my spirits amidst grading student papers. New Criterion, June 2000 Mark Van Doren remembered by Jeffrey Hart Above the columns of Butler […]
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Mark Van Doren Remembered
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Nov 2011
A Tribute to Dr. John Senior
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Oct 2011
This is an amazing tribute to Dr. John Senior by Robert Wyer (an student of the Integrated Humanities Program – IHP): The original article can be found here Dr. John Senior was a retired Professor of Classics and a well-known Catholic thinker, of international reputation. He authored The Way Down and Out (1959), The Death of Christian […]
John Senior Quote for Teachers
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May 2011
A teacher must not only be willing to die for his students, he must be willing to be killed by them. For at a certain age, he loves them more than they do themselves. When they grow older and have pupils of their own, they will pay the price by being hurt themselves. -Dr. John […]
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