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Did Universities Forgo Nourishment of the Soul for Money?

Did Universities Forgo Nourishment of the Soul for Money?
International students pose for a photograph with university representatives after arriving at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia, on Dec. 6, 2021. AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi
Steven Schwartz
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On the evening of April 14, 1912, Marion Wright of Somerset, England, who was on her way to get married, sang the final hymn in a religious service conducted aboard a steamship headed for New York. It was drawn from John Henry Newman’s poem, “The Pillar of the Cloud.”

Steven Schwartz
Steven Schwartz
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Emeritus Professor Steven Schwartz has served as vice chancellor of Australia's Macquarie University, Murdoch University, and the UK's Brunel University. He has advised and chaired numerous education bodies including the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). As an academic, Schwartz's research spans clinical psychology, psychiatry, and public health—he has also published over 100 articles in scientific journals and 13 books.
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