Although I have never taught at a big university, I imagine that a certain degree of anonymity is one of its advantages. Too much involvement with any school can be a bad thing, and sometimes we are all (faculty and students alike) too involved with the ins and outs of Wabash. Too much love for [...]

During the first few years of my career at Wabash, back in the early nineties, our department did a lot of hiring, which means we had lots of dinners with job candidates, and thus we had to tell them what Wabash is all about. We ended up saying the same things over and over and [...]

During the college admissions process, Wabash College admissions counselors often boast to prospects that the College’s professors are first and foremost teachers and mentors. The push to publish is not as great as at some of the behemoth-sized state research universities. However, that does not mean that Wabash professors neglect research or publishing. Dr. Robert [...]

by Dr. William Turner
Welcome, freshmen, to Wabash College. The school you have chosen to attend is very different from many that your friends from high school are attending. Wabash is much smaller than most colleges and universities, and it maintains a relatively low student-faculty ratio. It is also a college for men, [...]

The following are recent, slightly revised postings from Prof. Webb on the conservative listserve. If you want to join it, just email Webbs@wabash.edu.
Obama Vs. McCain on Iraq
While Obama was advocating a pullout of Iraq whatever the cost, and while the New York Times just last July was endorsing an immediate pullout even at the cost [...]

Wabash College has recently been host to numerous debates on its inherent qualities and culture. From criticism of the all male educational system, to the demeaning of some long standing College traditions, no topic has been safe from the vicious conflicts of the recent past. In the wake of these debates the campus now finds itself in a relatively peaceful and solid position on some of its most historically controversial issues. In this calm one would expect to find solidarity amongst the College’s highest levels, mainly the administration and faculty, and in some instances this consistency of mission is the case; many members of the faculty and administration share a purpose or understanding in the College’s quest for excellence in education and the continual attempts to evolve and reform the curriculum to suit the ever changing students. However, there is still lingering dissent on some of Wabash’s core issues, especially in its position as an all male educational system. Dr. Humberto Barreto of the Economics Department says this dissent is “a good thing, it lets students see there are differing views.” In some ways this is true but at the same time this dissent, if presented in a destructive manner, can be detrimental to other areas of the college when involving core issues.