Dr. Ken Calvert
Hillsdale Professor - Catholic convert - Leader
The St. John Henry Newman Leadership Symposium is a quarterly opportunity, exclusive to Chesterton Academy students and staff, to listen and engage with accomplished leaders familiar with a Christian, Catholic worldview. We intend to invite strong leaders, both men and women, who model fidelity to Truth and Virtue while also bearing witness as Catholic, Christian leaders. Each will convey their wisdom and perspective attained through their own unique journey, in order to address leadership principals and their practical application in an increasingly modern world.
We are pleased and honored to host Dr. Ken Calvert, Professor of History at Hillsdale College, as our inaugural guest speaker. The day will begin with morning Mass (8am) in the school chapel followed by a light continental breakfast including coffee, juice, donuts, etc. An introduction and talk will begin by 8:45am followed with a Q&A session (9:20-9:30am). We are extending the invitation to attend to current and prospective parents, donors, supporters and any additional, outside interested business people. An RSVP is requested for parents, donors, supporters and local business persons. A tour of the school can follow the invent upon an RSVP request.
BIOGRAPHY FOR DR. CALVERT:
Dr. Kenneth Calvert joined the history faculty of Hillsdale College in 1996. He holds degrees from Wheaton College (B.A.), Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (M.Div.), Harvard University (Th.M.), and Miami University of Ohio (Ph.D.). During the winter of 1986, Dr. Calvert lived in Pakistan, serving Afghan refugees during the Russian War. In 1988 and 1989, he attended Bristol and Oxford Universities as a visiting scholar.
Since 1999, Dr. Calvert has served as director of the College’s Oxford Study Abroad Program. He received the Emily Daugherty Award for Teaching Excellence at Hillsdale College in 1999, and in 2000, he was named Professor of the Year. In addition to his professorial duties, Dr. Calvert served as headmaster of Hillsdale Academy from 2002 until 2018. During that time, Hillsdale Academy assisted in the work and establishment of numerous private classical schools. Dr. Calvert now teaches ancient history as a full professor at Hillsdale College.
Dr. Calvert and his wife of 30 years, Beth, have three children—Joel, Claire, and Ian. All three are graduates of Hillsdale Academy, and Joel is a 2016 graduate of Hillsdale College. Claire and Ian are current students at Hillsdale College.
Dr. Calvert’s research interests include Hellenistic Greece, the Roman Republic and the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire, and the early history of Islam. He has published in scholarly and popular publications on ancient history, the history of Christianity, and classical education.
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