The Narthex
Colleges Won't Let DEI Go
Which is why the Trump Administration needs scholastic data
By John M. Grondelski | August 6th 2025 12:45 PMAs part of their settlements with the Trump Administration, Columbia and Brown Universities have agreed to provide applicants' grade point averages and standardized test scores. The New York Times is appalled (link below). I am not. Large swaths of American higher education refuse to let DEI -- diversity, equity, and…
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The Erasure of Easter... Money in Higher Education... Nine Brief Ruminations...
By John M. Grondelski | April 16th 2025 12:13 PMThe Erasure of Easter Easter is less than a week away. Among non-believers it’s easier to ignore than Christmas, as it always falls on a Sunday. You can say “goodbye” to a co-worker on Friday and return on Monday and Easter weekend will not be noticeably different to the broader…
READ FULL BLOG POSTJudging Not by the Color of One's Skin
Ethically speaking, judging a person on racial terms is intrinsically evil
By John M. Grondelski | February 1st 2024 1:05 PMFebruary is observed as Black History Month. This year was also the 95th birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. Both events are relevant to renewing our commitment to a colorblind society, especially after last summer’s Supreme Court decisions on discrimination in college admissions. The man who spoke at the Lincoln…
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Treasures and Pearls... Go See 'Sound of Freedom'... Transfiguration Is No Isolated Event
By John M. Grondelski | August 4th 2023 12:24 PMTreasures and Pearls Last Sunday's Gospel wrapped up three weeks of Matthew 13, the chapter replete with various parables about the Kingdom of Heaven. It's only natural, therefore, that most preaching focused on the Kingdom as the buried treasure or the pearl of great price. So when my pastor, Fr.…
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