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From The Consolations blog
2024 President’s Report
2024 President’s Report by President Dr. Andrew Seeley 2024 was a challenging year, particularly with the sudden move of the Augustine Institute to its new campus in St. Louis. Below, I highlight our achievements and areas of focus for 2025. I do so in the light of a clearer understanding of who we are and... Continue reading→
The Examining Life
The Transition to Classical Education
How can teachers and schools adapt to classical education? Is the method really suited to students of all ages and abilities? In this episode, Susan Wallace, veteran teacher, discusses with Dr. Seeley how she and her school have grown while transitioning to classical education, and examine a talk given by the late Pope Benedict XVI... Continue reading
Arts of Liberty Bulletin
Bulletin
Easter weekend has definitively proclaimed the arrival of Spring, at least in northern Iowa on the border of Minnesota. Two weeks ago, though Canadian geese filling the sky and fat robins returning to their territories spoke of spring as imminent, the deep snow cover made it hard to believe in new life. Trees produced buds in vain...Continue reading
Senior Fellows Activities
The Liberal Arts Revival: Origin and Progress
Dr. Andrew Seeley will give a talk on The Liberal Arts Revival: Origin and Progress at St. Thomas Classical Academy in Des Moines, Iowa.
Will a Classical Liberal Arts Education Benefit Every Human Being?
Dr. Andrew Seeley will join Dr. Christopher Perrin and several of The Disputed Question authors for a webinar that extends the conversation surrounding the question, "Will a classical, liberal arts education benefit every human being regardless of ethnicity, historical period, culture, intellectual capacity, and professional calling?" Additional guests include: Carrie Eben, MSEd (PhD student) Chris...
Boethius After 1500 Years
Dr. Andrew Seeley will attend the "Boethius After 1500 Years" Conference at the University of Tulsa. Internationally recognized scholars are gathering to honor the life and work of our patron, one of the fundamental thinkers of western Civilization. Across the centuries, his works have illuminated the path of reason and revelation for thoughtful readers. This...
2025 Great Hearts National Symposium for Classical Education
President Dr. Andrew Seeley will give a talk called Why Am I Here: The Role of Science in Liberal Education at the Great Hearts National Symposium for Classical Education. This annual gathering is dedicated to cultivating a dynamic and thoughtful conversation about the restoration of classical, liberal arts education today. The Symposium brings together participants...
Instituto Newman Conference
Dr. Andrew Seeley will speak at a conference in São Paulo, Brazil, hosted by the Instituto Newman.
Academic Retreat for Teachers
Since 2007, the Institute for Catholic Liberal Education's Academic Retreat for Teachers has been giving new and veteran teachers, administrators, and board members — anyone involved in Catholic liberal education — the opportunity to rekindle their passion for learning while exploring the foundations of Catholic education with colleagues from around the country. This event elevates reading...
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