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Mount Wonder – a novel inspired by IHP

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Dec 2022
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My dad wrote a novel called Mount Wonder. It’s a romance based on his personal experiences in the Integrated Humanities Program (IHP) at KU in the 70’s. Given how influential that program has been for American Catholicism and with all of the issues in academia today, and because it’s a totally wild adventure, you’ll enjoy […]

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An Afternoon With Dr. Louise Cowan

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Jun 2009
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Poetry, Culture, and the University of Dallas “…that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.” Any noble movement in culture is preceded by a return and re-grasping of foundational ideals, a return to simplicity. Optimism and simplicity graces a finished soul, a noble character, a saint. After four years, is […]

Category: Dr. Cowan, English Professor, Liberal Arts, Literature, Poetry, Smoking, UD, University of Dallas, Wine  4 Comments  Tags: , , , ,
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