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Before my son Logan was born, I had a premonition I might have done something wrong to affect his health or development in the womb. I remember praying as Logan’s due-date approached that if he were born with a disability, the Lord would let it be one familiar to me […]
“Trust Our American Dream,” a comedic piece of historical fiction, depicts the contemporary plight of undocumented immigrants in assuming liberty as a basic natural right. Author Don Balla, John Brown University Professor of Business emeritus, fulltime lawyer and outspoken advocate for immigrant rights, strategically employs Abraham Lincoln’s views concerning the […]
“Be patient towards all that is unresolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves like locked rooms, like books written in a foreign tongue. […] What matters is to live everything.” —Rainier Maria Rilke’s “Letter to a Young Poet” First of all, live like you’re going to […]
Alfonso Mendez came to John Brown University 30 years ago as a member of the Walton Program’s first class of students. As a successful Walton alumnus, he now provides encouragement for graduating seniors. “You’ll be fine as long as you have God in front of you,” senior Ethel Ilias recalled […]
Every year, John Brown University recruits students to work as callers for University Advancement’s call center to raising money for the Scholarship Fund. This year, callers are also raising money for the Campaign for the Next Century, the University’s new plan to improve campus and continue serving students. Callers are […]
For the past couple of weeks, University Professor of history Preston Jones has been showing his gratitude to the employees around campus and Siloam who work jobs that the public does not always show their appreciation for. Jones has been meeting with employees from JBU’s cafeteria and custodial staff, as […]
For John Brown University, 12 men and 10 women make up the Golden Eagles tennis teams. Five days a week for approximately two hours in the afternoon, the team comes together to warm-up, perfect skills and prepare for upcoming matches. Senior Luke Pascoe, who has played tennis for JBU since […]
John Brown University’s men’s and women’s tennis teams will travel to Shawnee, OK, and compete against Oklahoma Baptist University, on April 16. OBU is a formidable opponent, with the men’s team holding a 6-9 season record to the JBU men’s team’s 1-5 record. OBU’s women’s team holds 9-7 overall record […]
Most John Brown University students see how JBU athletes perform on the field or court. However others don’t consider what goes on behind the scenes of events or even in the classroom. The John Brown University Athletic Banquet is a spring ceremony celebrating athletes’ accomplishments during the year. Each year, […]
Lweendo “Lulu” Siamaambo, a freshman nursing major at John Brown University, is driven to improve health care in her home country, Zambia. Siamaambo says that, as a nurse in her country, she wants to work with infants and pregnant women because of their high mortality rates. According to 2014 data […]