The Dean’s List

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – Parents continue to lose faith in American public education as satisfaction survey reaches a new low. Gallup’s Megan Brenan wrote in a news release that “Only about one-quarter of Americans think K-12 schools are headed in the right direction, while just one in five rate them as ‘excellent’ or ‘good’ at preparing students for today’s jobs, and one in three say the same for college.”

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – A national report card reveals historic lows in student achievement as most high school seniors fall below proficiency in reading and math. The Department of Education warns of a widening achievement gap despite billions spent on K–12 programs. Twelfth-graders show troubling trends, with many unable to grasp core concepts in literacy, mathematics, and scientific reasoning...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – In the sweltering heat of Philadelphia, delegates clash over the fate of a young nation. Tempers flare, unity seems impossible—until Benjamin Franklin rises. His call for prayer shifts the tone, inspiring hope and conciliation. What follows lays the foundation for the Constitution, a lasting reminder that wisdom, faith, and perseverance shape America’s enduring experiment...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – A praise report from TPUSA shows explosive growth after Charlie Kirk’s martyrdom. Producer Andrew Kolvet reveals more than 32,000 new chapter requests in just days, sparking hope across America’s campuses. From Fox & Friends to students nationwide, many see Kirk’s legacy fueling a youth movement that carries his vision forward with passion and purpose...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – The world responds to the assassination of Charlie Kirk with two opposing forces: love and hate. Vigils rise across America as people honor his faith, family, and devotion to truth. A young woman experiences spiritual awakening through scripture, inspired by his legacy. Light shines in darkness as love overcomes hate, reflecting enduring American and Christian values...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – Aristotle believed that Literature was art. Just as creating a piece of music or a beautiful painting is considered artistic, so are literary creations. Musical composers have eight notes from which to choose when creating musical scores, and painters have three primary colors from which to choose when blending colors to create beautiful artwork. Likewise, writers and storytellers have a...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – Research at MIT Shows that the long term effects of using AI to write essays may clearly out weight the short term benefits of saving time. The results are alarming: 83% of the ChatGPT group couldn’t recall a single sentence, even though they had written it just minutes before. Researchers referred to this as AI-induced amnesia...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – The Founding Fathers understood pursuing happiness to mean self-mastery, self-reliance, self-improvement, and most importantly, self-government. To them it was a virtue, and they believed without virtue self-government could not exist. The original intent of this pursuit is no longer understood. Deep reading and deep thinking are no longer required in...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – CA legislator says “The SAFE Act will inform and protect immigrant students and their families on school campuses.” Meanwhile, CA refuses to allow schools to notify parents about their children’s sexual identity. If Governor Newsom signs the bill, he will be partaking in the California legislature in stupidly blazing a trail of encouraging students not to follow the...

The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – Sen Tim Kaine found it “extremely troubling” to hear a nominee for a federal post cite the Declaration of Independence, which claims that our rights are given by God, not governments. Kaine supposed that only a theocratic government — such as the one in Iran — would attribute the source of rights to God rather than the law. “The notion that rights don’t...