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The United Board Mourns the Passing of Dr. Preman Niles

We mourn the passing of Dr. Preman Niles on 3 August 2023 in London.  Dr. Niles was a widely loved and respected figure in the ecumenical community and served as United Board Trustee from 2003 to 2013. During his tenure at the United Board, Dr. Niles had devoted his time and efforts to important ideas and programs, including the Asianization …

A Leader Who Serves, and a Servant Who Leads – United Board Fellow Dr. Ricky’s undivided loyalty to Christianity and Petra Christian University

Dr. Ricky always has a lot on his plate.  As a professor of management and business at Petra Christian University (PCU), he shoulders a trifecta of responsibilities of teaching, research, and service, in addition to active consulting, talks and community service. Ricky was the Dean of the then Faculty of Business and Economics (School of Management and Business since 2022) …

Coming Home to Whole Person Education Dr. Rani George remembers her roots in India and honors her mother

For Dr. Rani George—professor of statistics and research methods in the Department of Criminal Justice at Albany State University, and a researcher of behavioral health among college students—a belief in whole person education started from an early age. Born in Kerala and raised in Chennai, Dr. George’s core values were influenced by her family’s strong Christian roots and, in particular, …

To Sir with Love: Jared Dorn’s wonderful journey down memory lane

(from left) Jared’s wife Maryann, Hueichen, Chihuang and Jared on a walk around the campus lake at Southern Illinois University – Carbondale in April 2023 In this Centennial Year, the United Board is no stranger to anniversaries and reunions.  But the one coming from a scholar once supported by the United Board has struck an uncommonly touching chord. Jared Dorn …

Announcement of New President

The United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia announces that its Board of Trustees has appointed Dr. Pareena G. Lawrence, a distinguished development economist and senior university executive, to be its next President commencing 1 June 2023. Dr. Christian Murck, Chair of the Board of Trustees, said, “The Board has undertaken a global search and identified Dr. Lawrence as …

A Balancing Act Made Easy – The United Board’s trilogy of online presentations offers insights on how to integrate teaching, research and service

Teachers teach. Researchers do research. Academics teach, do research and, in addition, perform services to their institutions or communities. This tripartite portfolio is the expected competences of educators. However, balancing these three functions can be challenging especially in view of the different emphases placed by different institutions (e.g., more research to meet ranking needs) and other administrative tasks given to …

An Encore to a Course Worth Taking – The United Board proudly presents ‘An Introduction to Hybrid Teaching’

  Even as the world is emerging from the lockdowns and social distancing of the pandemic, things will not return to pre-pandemic normal. Remote learning will likely be replaced by a more flexible hybrid mode of teaching and learning, making the acquisition of its skills both essential and urgent. In July 2021, the United Board launched an online course titled ‘An …

Nurturing Resilient Mindsets

This webishop complements the in-person workshops on Promoting Whole Person Education at Maubin University. It introduces some frameworks to look at resilient mindsets through justificatory reasoning, the fixed and growth mindsets, and critical disability studies.   Click here to watch the webinar video. This webinar is part of the “Promoting Whole Person Education at Maubin University” series.       …

The Ministry of Teaching in View of Whole Person Education

In response to requests from Myanmar educators, this webishop complements the in-person workshops on Promoting Whole Person Education at Maubin University. Using a 5Cs framework in viewing teaching, the revised Bloom’s Taxonomy, and a video clip, this webishop invites educators to reflect on the ministry of teaching and whole person education. Click here to watch the webinar video. This webinar …

Lady Doak College Developed An Online Course with the support of United Board’s Whole Person Education Digital Content Development Grant 2021

Course Title Literature and Gerontology Introduction Ageing is an unavoidable part of human life and a proper perspective concerning old age is essential at an individual level and to society at large. This course attempts to view ageing using perspectives from biology, sociology, theology and literature. This course was funded by the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia under …