The Dean’s List

The Dean’s List


Latest Episodes

There is a literacy crisis in America, but it’s deeper than you think
June 26, 2025

The Deans List with Host Dean Bowen The literacy crisis in America is more than students not being able to read. We are graduating students who are functionally illiterate, meaning they can read bu

Fifth Circuit blocks Ten Commandments in Louisiana schools
June 25, 2025

The Deans List with Host Dean Bowen Louisianas law mandating Ten Commandments displays in public school classrooms was invalidated by the Fifth Circuit, upholding parents First Amendment protecti

Being uncivilized in our thinking could save society, says Dr Jon Morey
June 24, 2025

The Deans List with Host Dean Bowen Sometimes we want to make the path easy for those coming behind us, but in so doing, we are removing the availability of those lessons that they can only learn w

SCOTUS sides with common sense in Tennessee’s ban on gender treatment for minors
June 21, 2025

The Deans List with Host Dean Bowen The Supreme Court hands a huge victory to the youth of America by upholding the Tennessee law which bans harmful gender treatment for minors. Tennessees law, st

What is the classical approach to teaching history & science
June 20, 2025

The Deans List with Host Dean Bowen Discover how a classical Christian education emphasizes preserving national memory through rigorous teaching of history and science via foundational texts like t

Why the colonial cause outweighs the left’s modern no kings protest
June 19, 2025

The Deans List with Host Dean Bowen Marking the 250th anniversary of the Continental Armys founding, a modern No Kings protest gathered old and young alike, but its theatrics fall far short of a

Can studying Latin, Greek, and the Bible make you smarter?
June 18, 2025

The Deans List with Host Dean Bowen Studying Latin, Greek, and the Bible are no longer part of the public school education in America, although for decades they were. The myriad benefits of studyin

Education is soul formation, a conversation with Jacob Allee
June 17, 2025

The Deans List with Host Dean Bowen I invite readers into the timeless conversation of Classical Christian Education, exploring how engaging Great Books forms the soul and builds virtuous character

Why Thomas Jefferson remains under assault by the left
June 14, 2025

The Deans List with Host Dean Bowen Amid current debates over historical narratives, the National Park Service is updating the Jefferson Memorial to include nuanced perspectives on Jeffersons life

Why should virtue be the centerpiece of education in America
June 12, 2025

The Deans List with Host Dean Bowen The Founding Fathers insisted on virtue shaping education. From Websters emphasis on cultivating the heart, to Rushs link between religion, liberty and learnin