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The King’s College Announces the Appointment of Marvin Olasky
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The King’s College is pleased to announce the appointment of Marvin Olasky, Ph.D., as the Vice President of Academic Affairs. Dr. Olasky is a much sought after public intellectual. He developed the concept of compassionate conservatism and has advised numerous political leaders in Washington, including the president, on issues pertaining to social policy.
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Dr. Olasky has been a professor at The University of Texas at Austin since 1983 where he will continue to teach. Over the past 24 years he has also been a Bradley Scholar at the Heritage Foundation, a visiting professor at Princeton University and a senior fellow of the Acton Institute and the Wilberforce Forum. He is also editor-in-chief of WORLD magazine, the fifth most-read newsweekly in the United States. Early in his career he worked at the Boston Globe and the Du Pont Company. He is a graduate of Yale University and the University of Michigan.
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Dr. Olasky is the author of 20 books, including “The Religions Next Door,” The Tragedy of American Compassion,” “The American Leadership Tradition,” “Fighting for Liberty and Virtue,” “Compassionate Conservatism,” and a novel, “Scimitar’s Edge.” He has also written numerous articles on journalism, history, poverty-fighting, religion, sports and other matters that have been published in academic journals and in newspapers and magazines like the Wall Street Journal, New York Times and Fortune.
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The King’s College is a Christian liberal arts college located in the Empire State Building in New York City.The King’s College attracts bright, ambitious students determined to make a difference in the world. For too long, Christians have let themselves be stereotyped as rural city-avoiders who follow trends rather than set them.
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The King’s College is changing that perception.
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| Media Relations |
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