2025 Commencement Address
Addresses the Gutenberg College graduating class of 2025.
Addresses the Gutenberg College graduating class of 2025.
Discusses the benefits and obstacles of leading discussions and offers aids to good discussion.
Describes the impact of a Gutenberg College education.
Discusses the importance of an independent mind when pursuing truth.
Discusses the study of history and how it is much more than "just the facts."
Proposes that textbooks lie--not in what they say but in the way they say it.
Describes the journey of a Gutenberg student.
Reflects on the importance of living "face-to-face," especially for education.
Questions the "university as gatekeeper" model.
Asks, "What do we need from our educational system?
Argues that many colleges and universities operate more like businesses than educational institutions.
Compares the predominant view of education with a biblical world view.
Asks whether the skills of reading the Great Books apply to reading the Bible.
Discusses the importance of the Great Books for teaching us about human heritage, diversity, and respectful conflict.
Purposes that the objective of understanding secular texts in Gutenberg’s curriculum is to cultivate confidence and humility.
Addresses students to argue that the “stress” of assignments promotes growth.
Gives one alumni’s answer to the question of why a student should value a Gutenberg education.
Expresses David Crabtree’s thanks as he leaves Gutenberg after twenty-two years as its president.
Reaffirms the ongoing mission of Gutenberg College.
Addresses Gutenberg graduates concerning the defining passion of one's life.