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Chaplaincy in Changing Times
Christian colleges in India often need to recruit faculty from a variety of disciplines to serve as chaplains on a part-time basis for two to three years. Vanitha Williams, a zoologist by training, served as a chaplain at Women’s Christian College for three years.
Walking Extra Miles
Dr. Sridevi says Lady Doak College is a place for people who are passionate about teaching and “who are willing to walk extra miles.”
Indian educators shared experiences in developing service-learning initiatives.
Asking the Big Questions
Dr. Iven Jose’s experience as a 2016-2017 United Board Fellow, especially his placement at the University of Melbourne, helped him expand his ideas about holistic education.
Considering ways to build a more nuanced understanding of China.
ASHA grant supports project in India.
C.J. Alexander, an alumnus of Madras Christian College, established an endowment to honor his professor, the late I.M. Mathai (pictured above, with his wife). Funds from the endowment support scholarships at MCC.
A new volume shares key findings from environmental projects that the United Board supported over the course of five years at 12 Indian colleges and universities.
Four young Sri Lankan students arrived on the campus of Madras Christian College in August 2016, part of a fast-moving relationship between United Board network institutions in India and schools in the war-torn Jaffna region of northern Sri Lanka.
Helping Girls Become Women
Elizabeth Abel now lives nearly 9,000 miles away from Lady Doak College, yet still feels a deep sense of gratitude for the education she received at this Christian college for women. βIt was a place for inspiration, where we were taught to think independently and globally,β she recalls.
