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Dr. Chris Swanson to Speak in Sacramento

Dr. Chris Swanson, Gutenberg president and tutor, will be speaking at the Western Consortium of Classical Education in Sacramento, California. The conference, "The Virtue of Habits," will take place on July 25-26. Dr. Swanson will be speaking on Habits and Learning: Polanyi's Synthesis: In Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle claims that "intellectual virtue in the main owes [...]

By |April 30th, 2025|News|

Young Philosophers Resumes

Young Philosophers, an online forum for high schoolers to discuss big ideas in small groups, resumes in May with four new sessions led by Gutenberg tutor Dr. Eliot Grasso: May 5: What Is a Worldview? September 1: What Is Freedom? October 13: What Is Propaganda? January 12, 2026: What Is Love? Go here for more [...]

By |April 23rd, 2025|News|

Concert and Music Workshop

Gutenberg tutor and vice president Dr. Eliot Grasso will give a concert and workshop for the Chamber Music Guild of Seattle. Time: Saturday, May 31st, 1:00 pm to 3:00pm Location: Chamber Music Guild Center – 19730 64th Ave. W, Lynnwood, WA 98036

By |April 23rd, 2025|News|

Eliot Grasso to Lead Boethius Seminars

Dr. Eliot Grasso will lead a six-session online seminar on Boethius's Consolation of Philosophy for Great Hearts America June 3-14, 2024. Seminar DescriptionImagine that you are imprisoned on trumped up charges awaiting execution. You reflect on your unfortunate situation and ask yourself "Why do the wicked prosper? Why do the virtuous suffer pains and injustices? [...]

Classical Conversations Ecology Workshop

On June 20th, Dr. Charley Dewberry will be conducting a stream ecology workshop for Classical Conversations families at the H.J. Andrews Forest in Blue River, Oregon. Charley is Gutenberg’s academic dean and a tutor at the college. He is also a practicing research scientist and stream ecologist.

2024 EDCON August 9 & 10

Gutenberg College's 2024 Education Conference, "The Independent Mind," is happening August 9 & 10. Gutenberg College invites you to explore the challenge of teaching and finding independence of mind. Learn More Here

Summer Board Matching Campaign

The Gutenberg board of governors is once again sponsoring its annual summer gift-matching campaign from June 15 to July 31. The governors are generously pledging to match the first $15,000 of donations, for a total of $30,000 to help those students who need financial aid to attend the college. Our goal is to raise [...]

By |June 19th, 2023|News|

2023 Commencement June 16

Gutenberg College cordially invites you to the Commencement Ceremony for the class of 2023. The ceremony will take place at Central Lutheran Church (1857 Potter Street in Eugene) at 7:00 p.m., Friday June 16. Speaking this year will be Gutenberg tutor and marriage-and-family therapist Nancy Scott. A reception at Gutenberg College (1883 University Street [...]

President’s Dinner Wins!

Gutenberg College recently celebrated its annual President's Dinner to lighten the mood during the dark winter months. The entire school enjoyed a meal together, and the students presented humorous skits around the theme of Game Shows.

By |March 16th, 2023|News|

Dean to Lead Workshop at ACCS Annual Conference

Gutenberg college’s dean, Dr. Charley Dewberry, will attend the Association of Classical Christian Schools (ACCS) Annual Conference, which takes place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 21-24. The title of this year’s conference is “Repairing the Ruins.” Dr. Dewberry will lead a workshop titled "How Does Science Fit into a Classical Education" on June 22. [...]

By |March 9th, 2023|News|

Power Play at Gutenberg

Gutenberg juniors and seniors have been reading about checks and balances in the Constitution and The Federalist Papers. Instead of their normal discussion, however, they played a fun game in which they vied with each other for tyrannical power. They split into four groups representing the three branches of government (Executive, Legislative, and Judicial) and [...]

By |March 9th, 2023|News|