(Source: CCCU - Council for Christian Colleges & Universities) WASHINGTON-Christian colleges and universities face significant challenges when it comes to educating today's "emerging adults," one researcher said, and those challenges threaten the value of a liberal arts education. Christian Smith, professor of sociology and director of the Center for the Study of Religion and Society at Notre Dame University, and author of "Lost in Transition: The Dark Side of Emerging Adulthood," referenced the complex social changes that are foundational to the culture of today's 18 to 29 year olds, identified as, "emerging adults.""I think CCCU schools face the huge challenge of standing for, defending,...
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