Ormond Smythe

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Academic Dean

Education

B.A., Antioch College; Ed.M., Harvard; M.A., Ed.D., Harvard.

Experience

• Professor and chair, Department of Religious and Philosophical Studies, and Director of the Core Curriculum, Fisk University
• Dean of Academic Affairs, Fisk University
• Vice-president for Academic Affairs and Dean of the college, McKendree College
• Dean, Center for Community Programs, College of Santa Fe
• Associate Professor of Philosophy, Education and Social Science, College of Santa Fe
• Assistant Professor, College of Public and Community Service, University of Massachusetts-Boston

Affiliations

• American Philosophical Association
• American Academy of Religion

Professional Interests

• Liberal education
• Experiential learning
• Ethics
• Philosophy of religion
• Philosophy of race and gender
• Interdisciplinary studies

On Interest Area

"I learned decades ago, as an Antioch College student, that the conventional wisdom about liberal education is wrong: the liberal arts are not to be sharply separated from the world of work; rather, each is impoverished to the point of sterility without a close connection to the other."

On Teaching at Antioch

"In a 30-year teaching career, I have found nothing more rewarding than teaching Antiochians. They are critical-minded and original, with a knack for connecting learning and life."

Contact Information

Office of the Academic Dean
206-268-4108
E-mail