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A daylong symposium that will explore initiatives to incorporate contemplative practice into academic and social settings in higher education.
Part 2 of this symposium features Panelists' Presentations.
Symposium Description
April 9, 2011 – Antioch College welcomed leading scholars from throughout the country for “A Green Space for the Mind,” a daylong symposium that explored initiatives to incorporate contemplative practice into academic and social settings in higher education. The symposium was be held in the Herndon Gallery, South Hall, One Morgan Place.
Presented with the Southwestern Ohio Council for Higher Education (SOCHE), A Green Space for the Mind investigated the premise that conventional instruction based on critical scholarship and the scientific method can be strengthened by incorporating the reflective, contemplative and experiential methods.
Following a webinar given by Daniel Goleman, a panel of leading academics in contemplative education presented on the theory and practice of contemplation in higher education. The panelists were:
- Linda-Susan Beard, associate professor of literature at Bryn Mawr College and a monk in the Emmaus Community in Vestaburg, Michigan
- John Makransky, professor of Buddhism and comparative theology at Boston College and the founding teacher for the Foundation for Active Compassion
- Harold Roth, professor of religious studies and East Asian studies and the director of the Contemplative Studies Initiative at Brown University
- Clifford Saron, associate research scientist UC Davis Center for Mind and Brain and M.I.N.D. Institute - Note: Dr. Saran's presentation was not documented for this video.
The panel was moderated by Robert Pryor founder and director of Antioch University's AEA (Antioch Education Abroad) Buddhist Studies Program in Bodh Gaya, India.
About Antioch College
A private, independent nonprofit liberal arts college in Yellow Springs, Ohio, Antioch College will offer a four-year, undergraduate residential experience to a new class of students beginning in the fall of 2011. The College curriculum puts equal emphasis on rigorous liberal arts learning, work (cooperative education), and community engagement. Students will complete individualized majors based on one of 11 concentrations, a language minor, and six full-time work experiences. The institution, originally founded in 1850, is now completely independent of Antioch University, the multi-campus system it founded.
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