Cultivating the Spirit: Spirituality in Higher Education

Three UCLA scholars: Alexander W. Astin PhD, Helen S. Astin PhD., and Jennifer A. Lindholm PhD have just published the book "Cultivating the Spirit - How College Can Enhance Students' Inner Lives" which chronicles seven years of research on 112,000 college students and 60,000 faculty members on the importance of integrating spirituality into the college campus experience. Key findings indicate that the majority of Freshman students have a high expectation that the college/university experience will help answer the big perennial questions about: The Meaning of Life, Finding One's Life Purpose, Making a difference in the world... The findings also indicate that colleges and universities are NOT set up to address such questions... Alexander Astin, PhD is considered one of the most widely quoted authorities in the nation on the subject of Higher Education.

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