Daniel R. Driver

Andrew Chignell's well-considered analysis of Wheaton's prospects — based on a sympathetic but critical look back at outgoing president Duane Litfin's 17-year tenure — has generated loads of chatter, from Facebook to the Chronicle of Higher Ed. Wheaton is my alma mater, too, so I read with great interest. Alarmingly, the piece was twice pulled from publication in Books and Culture by its parent magazine Christianity Today. The SoMA Review finally carried it last month, and the author has a website pulling the story and backstory together: if you haven't yet, read all of and about Whither Wheaton? The Flagship Charts a New Course.

Update on Monday, 22 February 2010 at 4:34 PM by D. R. Driver

Yesterday I was told that Wheaton's new president had been announced. The name: Dr. Ryken. "As in Lee of the English deptartment?" I asked, surprised. They thought so.

We've been traveling, without much access to the internet, so I wasn't able to confirm until now. A Dr. Ryken has been announced, but not quite the one I have enjoyed imagining in that role. (If you know him and have not already done so, cherish that thought for a moment.) I guess the Wheaton of the Liberated Imagimation was not to be. We shall see what will.

Update on Tuesday, 2 March 2010 at 12:19 PM by D. R. Driver

And there's this:

Congregational Meeting - 2-21-2010 from Tenth Presbyterian Church on Vimeo.