Stephen J. Blackwood
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Stephen James Blackwood is a scholar, academic administrator, and social entrepreneur born in 1975. He is the founding president
of Ralston College
, a start-up
institution of higher education
in Savannah
.http://www.ralston.ac He also sits on the board
of the Caring for Carcinoid Foundation
.http://www.caringforcarcinoid.org/about-cfcf/people/stephen-blackwood-0 The literary theorist Stanley Fish
discussed Blackwood and Ralston College at some length in the New York Times
in November 2010.http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/08/the-woe-is-us-books/
He was educated at the University of King's College
,http://www.ukings.ca/ Dalhousie University
,http://www.dal.ca/ and Emory University
,http://www.emory.edu from which he received a PhD
in Religion
in April 2010. In 2009-2010 he was a fellow in the English Department of Harvard University
.http://english.fas.harvard.edu/http://www.harvard.edu/ His primary area of academic expertise is the literary history of philosophy
, and he is a specialist in Boethius (his Philosophia's Dress appeared in Volume XX of Dionysius
http://classics.dal.ca/Journals/Dionysius/Table_of_Contents,_V4.php).
In his mid-twenties he was the founding executive director
of St George's YouthNet,http://www.stgeorgesyouthnet.ca/ an educational mentoring
program for inner-city youth in Halifax, Nova Scotia
, after which he was for two years a teaching fellow
in the Foundation Year Programme,http://www.ukings.ca/foundation-year-programme a core-text
program
for first-year undergraduates at the University of King's College
.
He is a citizen of both the United States
and Canada.
President
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
of Ralston College
Ralston College
Ralston College is a liberal arts college in Savannah, Georgia, United States. It was founded on February 1, 2010 and as of December 2010 is not yet accepting applications for admission. The patrons of Ralston College are Harold Bloom, Hilary Putnam, and Salman Rushdie. The members of the Board...
, a start-up
Startup company
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institution of higher education
Higher education
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in Savannah
Savannah, Georgia
Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...
.http://www.ralston.ac He also sits on the board
Board of directors
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of the Caring for Carcinoid Foundation
Caring for Carcinoid Foundation
The Caring for Carcinoid Foundation is a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of Massachusetts in order "to support carcinoid cancer research in the public interest"...
.http://www.caringforcarcinoid.org/about-cfcf/people/stephen-blackwood-0 The literary theorist Stanley Fish
Stanley Fish
Stanley Eugene Fish is an American literary theorist and legal scholar. He was born and raised in Providence, Rhode Island...
discussed Blackwood and Ralston College at some length in the New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
in November 2010.http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/08/the-woe-is-us-books/
He was educated at the University of King's College
University of King's College
The University of King's College is a post-secondary institution in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. King's is a small liberal arts university offering mainly undergraduate programs....
,http://www.ukings.ca/ Dalhousie University
Dalhousie University
Dalhousie University is a public research university located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The university comprises eleven faculties including Schulich School of Law and Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine. It also includes the faculties of architecture, planning and engineering located at...
,http://www.dal.ca/ and Emory University
Emory University
Emory University is a private research university in metropolitan Atlanta, located in the Druid Hills section of unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The university was founded as Emory College in 1836 in Oxford, Georgia by a small group of Methodists and was named in honor of...
,http://www.emory.edu from which he received a PhD
PHD
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in Religion
Religion
Religion is a collection of cultural systems, belief systems, and worldviews that establishes symbols that relate humanity to spirituality and, sometimes, to moral values. Many religions have narratives, symbols, traditions and sacred histories that are intended to give meaning to life or to...
in April 2010. In 2009-2010 he was a fellow in the English Department of Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
.http://english.fas.harvard.edu/http://www.harvard.edu/ His primary area of academic expertise is the literary history of philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
, and he is a specialist in Boethius (his Philosophia's Dress appeared in Volume XX of Dionysius
Dionysius (journal)
Dionysius is a scholarly journal published by the Department of Classics at Dalhousie University. It was established originally in 1977, and a new series began in 1998. It publishes articles on the history of ancient philosophy and theology, and has a special interest in the Aristotelian and...
http://classics.dal.ca/Journals/Dionysius/Table_of_Contents,_V4.php).
In his mid-twenties he was the founding executive director
Executive director
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of St George's YouthNet,http://www.stgeorgesyouthnet.ca/ an educational mentoring
Mentoring
Mentorship refers to a personal developmental relationship in which a more experienced or more knowledgeable person helps a less experienced or less knowledgeable person....
program for inner-city youth in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
, after which he was for two years a teaching fellow
Teaching fellow
A teaching fellow is a particular teaching role at some universities.-United States:In the USA a teaching fellow is an advanced graduate student who serves as the primary instructor for an undergraduate course...
in the Foundation Year Programme,http://www.ukings.ca/foundation-year-programme a core-text
Great Books
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program
Foundation Year Programme
A Foundation Year Program or Foundation Year Programme is a one-year introductory course to a full multi-year degree curriculum offered by many universities in the Commonwealth and elsewhere...
for first-year undergraduates at the University of King's College
University of King's College
The University of King's College is a post-secondary institution in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. King's is a small liberal arts university offering mainly undergraduate programs....
.
He is a citizen of both the United States
United States
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and Canada.