Hoping for Change at MSU

By | February 19, 2019 |

Satish Udpa, the new interim president at Michigan State, apologized to survivors at a recent MSU board meeting. Upda spoke the following “on behalf of the university I love, as acting president and an executive officer, and as a former dean and faculty member:” “I am sorry you were subjected to the pain and humiliation of…

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Prayers for MSU

By | January 16, 2019 |

Periodically, I (Brenda) lead the congregational prayer at River Terrace Church, which supports the ministry of Campus Edge. As a reflection of this semester’s studies on difficult conversations, the prayer includes some of the topics that would be considered difficult, like politics, being vulnerable and honest, and doubt. As a way of continuing to pray the…

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End of semester compassion fatigue

By | December 22, 2018 |

As the semester ends, your prayers for those (still) grading are requested. Having compassion for students, while also being fair and gracious and challenging students to be responsible and held appropriately accountable, takes a lot of wisdom and strength. The Well recently highlighted an article that presents the challenge of end of semester compassion fatigue:…

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