Top Four Articles on Liberal Arts Trends You Should Read Today

Posted by Patrick Henry College on 12/13/18 5:00 PM

So what's going on with liberal arts in higher education today? Here's a roundup of four articles on the latest trends, including details on why a quality (classical) liberal arts education is more...

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Stephen Williams: Tender Transcendence in Gilead

Posted by Stephen Williams on 8/6/18 3:39 PM

The following is an essay submitted by former PHC RD, Stephen Williams.

I first encountered Marilynne Robinson’s Gilead when I was a senior at Patrick Henry College. And by encountered, I mean I...

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Life in the Kart: A Junior's Racing Career

Posted by Carrie Durning on 7/25/18 9:46 AM

This story is courtesy of PHC's The Herald.

Lining up in the starting box, the sound of thousands of horsepower pounding into the track as 350 engines start up is nearly drowned out by the anxious...

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Should You Go to College Far From Home?

Posted by Savannah Petree on 7/16/18 8:57 AM

When you think about going to college in a state different from your own you probably feel one of two ways. A) You definitely want to go to a college far away from home or B) you never want to go to...

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Screwtape Letter for the PHC Freshman

Posted by Grace Richardson on 7/12/18 9:41 AM

Entering college is a dangerous business. Uncle Screwtape instructs a young devil on tempting the new college student.

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What’s the Greatest Thing You can Imagine?

Posted by Aimee Stauf on 7/10/18 11:38 AM

What’s the greatest thing you can imagine? Being a millionaire? Having a large, loving family? Being a lawyer, teacher, politician, writer, spy, or pastor? Traveling the world and seeing the Seven...

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Journalism: The Liberal Art That Wasn't

Posted by Les Sillars on 6/29/18 9:00 AM

Read Dr. Sillars' article for Touchstone Magazinehere.

When I came to Patrick Henry College 16 years ago to teach journalism, I wasn’t quite sure where I fit at a liberal arts college. 

Most...

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Why Watership Down Should Be On Every Student's Reading List

Posted by John Ehrett on 6/27/18 9:00 AM

I'm sure plenty of people have declined to pick up Richard Adams' classic novel "Watership Down" for all the wrong reasons.

Yes, this is indeed a story about sentient rabbits. And you’d be forgiven...

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Essay: Fathers as Vision Casters by Dr. Doug Favelo

Posted by Dr. Doug Favelo on 6/17/18 6:46 AM

It is not hyperbolic to say that a great deal of society's spiritual and moral erosion is due to the death of fatherhood. Perhaps we can't nicely specify exactly how much, as with a pie chart, but we...

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WATCH: Meridian Paulton's Story: Working for The Heritage Foundation

Posted by Kara Brown on 6/2/18 9:47 AM

During her senior year at Patrick Henry College, Meridian Paulton started interning for The Heritage Foundation. Before she graduated she started working as a full-time staffer. Watch her story...

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