Caribbean islands are world-renowned for their sand, sea and sunshine. However, beneath the veil of tourism is the quiet takeover of local infrastructure and development by Chinese-based firms. Come island hopping as Dr. Ghislaine Lewis, PhD, explores how China, through their "Belt and Road Initiative," is redrawing borders in the Caribbean and disrupting regional integration. […]

The military is a unique institution within the framework of the United States, with its own cultural identifiers and particularities related to different branches of service, jobs, traditions, etc., that have been sustained for hundreds of years, largely independent from the rest of the nation. With the influx of military veterans back into the civilian […]

Dr. Cynthia Ramsey – Professor of Music, Lynchburg College of Arts and Sciences Enhancing one’s creative abilities has long been an assumption underlying a liberal arts education; however, today’s higher education society finds itself dealing with incoming students whose educational focus has solely revolved around finding that ‘one right answer’ on standardized tests. This model […]

Dr. Tim Schauer – Associate Professor of Marketing, College of Business Many of us equate entrepreneurship with business, possibly discounting the notion that we could gain much value from a study on the topic. In fact, Entrepreneurial Thinking is manifest in many successful people – from artists to zoologists, and as we discover and apply […]