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2022 Convocation Address

On September 15th we celebrated this year’s Convocation to commence our new academic year. Our Acting Vice President of Academic Affairs, Dr. Grace May encouraged our community with an address to “Pray, and don’t give up.” Watch her full address in this post.

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Press Release: Eden Vigil Institute for Adaptive Leadership and the Environment

Today, William Carey International University is officially launching our newest Institute, The Eden Vigil Insitute for Adaptive Leadership and the Environment under the direction of Lowell Bliss. We are continually humbled by the caliber of people who have made WCIU their home and nothing could be truer about Lowell Bliss and the work he has done with Eden Vigil. We invite you to read further and get to know the vision behind the Eden Vigil Institute for Adaptive Leadership and the Environment, Its history, and where we see things heading. READ MORE…

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The Disobedient Son Ends up Going to COP27 (Matthew 21)

Explore the significance of Jesus's Parable of the Two Sons in the context of global climate action at COP27. Learn how countries like Australia and the USA can pivot from inaction to meaningful engagement. Join Climate Intercessors in strategic prayer, seeking divine guidance for impactful decisions at COP27. Read on for insights and join our global prayer meetings.

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Sri Lanka: Brave New Days

“…The last time I visited Sri Lanka was in 2011, after having moved to the United States for university back in 1983. When I left, the country was dealing with the beginnings of what would become a 26-year-old civil war…”

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Naivete (in the Book of Proverbs) and Four Climate Joes (Manchin, Biden, Stalin, and the Plumber) 

“How could we be so naïve as to think that Manchin would have acted otherwise? But while we are at it: are we climate activists guilty of other naivetes: not only toward individuals, but in a failure to critique systems, in-a-vacuum postures, and loyalties and longings which abandoned us long ago?”

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WCIU Welcomes Lowell Bliss and The Eden Vigil Institute for Adaptive Leadership and the Environment!

Dr. Peter McLallen interviews our new Institute Director, Lowell Bliss as we prepare to launch WCIU Welcomes Lowell Bliss and The Eden Vigil Institute for Adaptive Leadership and the Environment! Welcome to the WCIU family Lowell! You can find out more information about this exciting Institute at wciu.edu/eden-vigil-institute

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