February 28, 2013
In the World

Wittenberg University Named Among Nation's "Overlooked College & Programs"

Flying Under the Radar

The website known as The Daily Beast, the online home to such noteworthy publications as Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone and Newsweek, offers visitors numerous college rankings. Wittenberg University has found a spot on the most recently published list, checking in as one of the nation’s “More Overlooked Colleges & Programs.”

Wittenberg was one of 41 colleges and universities to make the list, which was based on reader responses to a recent ranking of the “25 Colleges You Haven’t Considered But Should.” Each school to earn a place on one of the lists was nominated for a specific reason, with Wittenberg earning its spot for “Undergraduate Curiosity.”

The Wittenberg entry on The Daily Beast’s website cites a passionate reader response submitted by Cynthia Schossberger, a former adjunct professor of philosophy at the university.

“The two years I spent teaching at Wittenberg were the most rewarding of my career (and I’ve taught in the Ivies),” Schossberger said. “The students in Springfield are so intellectually curious, so committed to learning – and all because they genuinely ENJOY being educated.”

Schossberger went on to say that Wittenberg students are “educated by some of the best and most engaging faculty you could find anywhere.” She concludes by saying that she would “send my college-aged children to Wittenberg in a heartbeat” while also noting that she is a graduate of Harvard.

Click here to see The Daily Beast entry on Wittenberg.

 

Ryan Maurer
Ryan Maurer
Associate Director of Athletics for Communications, Web Strategy & Content

About Wittenberg

Wittenberg's curriculum has centered on the liberal arts as an education that develops the individual's capacity to think, read, and communicate with precision, understanding, and imagination. We are dedicated to active, engaged learning in the core disciplines of the arts and sciences and in pre-professional education grounded in the liberal arts. Known for the quality of our faculty and their teaching, Wittenberg has more Ohio Professors of the Year than any four-year institution in the state. The university has also been recognized nationally for excellence in community service, sustainability, and intercollegiate athletics. Located among the beautiful rolling hills and hollows of Springfield, Ohio, Wittenberg offers more than 100 majors, minors and special programs, enviable student-faculty research opportunities, a unique student success center, service and study options close to home and abroad, a stellar athletics tradition, and successful career preparation.

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