Inflation, interest rates and more on the economy
When my wife and I were commuting to Northern Illinois University for my Ph.D. and her Master’s, it was not unusual for us to go up to a night class in perfect weather and come…
Shaping Organizational Culture: Creating a Safe Space at Work
In their recent 2017 trends report, the American Psychological Association (APA) cites the cost of unhealthy workplaces as a major issue in the year ahead. A healthy workplace can be defined as an organizational climate…
Tips for Keeping Your Data Private Online
It’s hard to keep a low profile these days. Internet behemoths like Google and Facebook make their money by interpreting the data you provide them to pitch you offers from their advertisers. If you don’t…
Economists Matter
Malcolm Berko asserted that Economics was a useless profession in his recent column piece “Economists Stink.” As an Economics department chair and professor for forty-nine years I feel qualified to respond to Mr. Berko’s allegation.…
What’s in a museum exhibit?
Dr. Dennis Cremin, professor of history and director of the Lewis University History Center, says there are three main components in today’s museum exhibits. Cremin has consulted on several exhibits, including Illinois organizations who are…
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On the Death of Novelist Philip Roth
READING THE COUNTERLIFE. Last week we learned about the death of Philip Roth, a novelist thought by many admirers both inside and…
Sensory Processing Differences and Autism
One of the defining characteristics of the autism diagnosis is…
Why Cooperation Is More Sensible Than Trying To Go It Alone In An Increasingly Interdependent Global Economy
Thesis 1. Cooperation between countries will make individual countries more…
Yanni or Laurel is about frequency response
Explaining why some people hear “Yanni” or “Laurel” is actually…
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Suicide Bombing Carried Out by Family in Indonesia
Several suicide bombers targeted churches in Surabaya, Indonesia this morning. At least 11 people were killed and many more injured. This is not the first suicide bombing in Indonesia, but it is the first carried out by a family to include children. The father, identified…
Smile Network International Mission Creates Grins
John Kilpatrick, Lewis University Associate Professor/Director of Television Operations, filmed, produced and edited this video in Patzún, Guatemala for Smile Network International.