Education – Christopher P. Long

Christopher P. Long

Rapids on the Willamette River fill the frame of this image, taken from the South side of the river, looking North with evergreens and blue skies and wispy clouds in the background.

Finding New Modes of Communicating as Provost

April 26, 2025

By Christopher Long

The view from Spencer's Butte above Eugene, Oregon. A grassy pathway leads to a bank of pine trees in the middle distance. Beyond the trees and far below lies Eugene, OR. In the distance are mountains, the blue sky filled with gray and white clouds.

A Pivotal Week in the Life of the Provost’s Office

August 20, 2024

By Christopher Long

$Looking up from the ground through the tall Redwoods of the Cathedral Grove in Muir Woods in California. The sky is seen refracted through the branches of the enormous redwoods.$

A Touchstone Poem for Leadership by John O’Donohue

June 1, 2024

By Christopher Long

BillHD makes a gesture to a whiteboard off camera. He is sitting around a table with people listening to the point he is making. Sonja is watching Bill with her hand to her face, thinking.

A Letter to Bill Hart-Davidson

May 3, 2024

By Christopher Long

$Looking up from the ground through the tall Redwoods of the Cathedral Grove in Muir Woods in California. The sky is seen refracted through the branches of the enormous redwoods.$

Using Obsidian Notes to Create Context and Connection for Meaningful Productivity

January 19, 2024

By Christopher Long

A wooden gate framed by two columns of beige brick covered by green vines with red blossoms opens onto a tiered garden with a birdbath in the center. Off in the distance beyond the garden there are trees in full autumn folliage. The path leading to the bird bath is lined with purple flowers on this sunny November day in the Dumbarton Oaks gardens.

Coalition for the Future Academy

January 18, 2024

By Christopher Long

A diverse group of people of wide-ranging ages stand in a courtyard in front of a colorful mural of Grace Lee and James Boggs with young people. A young Grace Lee Boggs is in yellow, holding a megaphone to her mouth. Jimmie Boggs, on the right, is in a dark jacket, hands folded in front of me, listening. There is a diverse group of young people between them.

Ubuntu, Drawing, and A Pilgrimage to the Boggs Center

October 21, 2023

By Christopher Long

A selfie with Chris Long in academic regalia to the right of Dr. Anthony Fauci in the Breslin Center before the 2023 MSU Doctoral graduation ceremony. The wall behind them has a Spartan helmet and images of Spartan Basketball players in action.

Joy and the Gift of Education

May 6, 2023

By Christopher Long

In the foreground in focus are white values cards with black letters laying on a dark wooden table with words like "Support for Failure," "Holistic," "Accessibility,"Excellence," "Appreciation," written on them. We read the cards upside-down as we look down the table, our perspective at table-level looking toward a woman in a black mask leaning over a computer pointing to something as participants around the table look toward the laptop on the table. The laptop and the people are out of focus at the depth of field is short and the focus is on the cards nearest us on the table.

Finding the Values in Committee Work

March 16, 2023

By Christopher Long

The Spartan Rock, painted white, with a green Spartan helmet, on the left and "Always a Spartan" painted on the front. The names of Brian Fraser, Arielle Anderson, and Alexandria Verner, are written in green letters along the bottom. In front of the rock are piles of flowers and a green and white Spartans Will flag laying on mulch front and center of the image. There are three crosses with hearts and fish symbols to the right of the rock.

When Twilight Silence Falls

February 18, 2023

By Christopher Long

This is an allegorical image. Against a beige background is the front of a building with pillars in slightly darker beige. Layered on top is a white image of the head, elongated neck, shoulders and upper torso of a person. The head is turned to the right with the outline of hair in a bun. Green, plant-like shapes grow behind the torso, in front of the building. A red heart-shaped heart is superimposed on the chest area of the torso. Three lines extend from the heart each connected to a beige rectangle. The rectangle on the left is almost square, with an icon of an open book in black. On the top right is a rectangle with a line graph with a single line going down and up. Middle right is a rectangle with black musical notes beginning with a treble clef. Five stylized human figures are in the foreground. Moving left to right, a Black woman with wavy black hair in a light pink sweater and dark pants with a red briefcase walks toward the heart. Sitting on the shoulder of the torso is a white woman with brown hair in a light brown top and brown pants reading a red book. There is a white man with brown hair in a white lab coat holding a clipboard in front of the heart. To his right is an Asian woman with shoulder length black hair with a stethoscope in a light brown top and dark brown pants listening to the heart. On the right is a Black man in a pink shirt and light brown pants and a dark brown pork pie hat. He has a conductor's baton and is pointing to the musical notes.

Wholeness in a Torn World

February 5, 2023

By Christopher Long

Two people sit in gray chairs with dark wooden legs on a small stage with wooden floors. There is a round coffee table made of dark and light wood between them on which is a microphone with a pop filter, papers to which the speakers are referring, and two bottles of water. Amy DeRogatis is on the left, speaking and smiling slightly as she looks down at her paper and talks into the microphone. On the right is Isaac Weiner, grinning broadly as if laughing. On the left of the stage is a fake white tree with cotton "snow" underneath and white lights on the branches. The wall behind the stage is white, broken up with gray/blue squares of fabric designed to dampen the sound. The microphone is attached by a wire that goes to an amplifier that is just visible on the right, behind Isaac. There is a blue light coming out of the bottom of the amplifier.

What Does Religion Sound Like?

January 28, 2023

By Christopher Long

The Frederick Douglas statue on the University of Maryland campus depicts, as wikipedia puts it, "Douglass in the middle of a speech, with one arm outstretched, and a copy of his autobiography under the other arm." His mouth is open in a fiery speech. The statue is cast bronze on a black marble block with white text chiseled on front reading Frederick Douglas 1818-1895, on the side, white text is legible that reads: Abolitionist, Suffragist, Labor Leader. The figure is set off to the right of the image with a band of long, wheat colored grasses in the middle background, with three windows of the red brick colonial style building in the distant background.

The Intentional Work of Values-Enacted Change

January 22, 2023

By Christopher Long

Selfie on stage at the Kellogg Center after the 43rd MLK Dinner at which LeConté Dill gave the keynote. The selfie is taken by Chris Long, who is on the left, with, from left to right, Ruth Nicole Brown, LeConté Dill, Chamara Kwakye, Gianina Strother, and Yvonne Morris. In the background are rows of empty round tables with white tablecloths and black chairs around them.

Power, Love, Justice, and Joy

January 14, 2023

By Christopher Long

The group is gathered around Queen Cherice Harrison-Nelson who is on the right, with Toni Gordon leaning in next to her, Ural Grant on her right, Jessica Reed next to Ural, and in the back, Sharieka Botex and Marquis Taylor. They are in a conference room where the presentation on prioritizing joy in graduate education was given.

Ubuntu As Leadership Practice

December 30, 2022

By Christopher Long

African and African American Studies students standing in a row, from left to right: Amber McAddley, Morgan Braswell, Jhala Martin, and Ayodele Uhuru. They are listening to Jhala read from a piece of paper with a microphone in her hand. Photo by Ryan Frederick.

A Place of Wholeness

November 21, 2022

By Christopher Long

Waves of water caused by drops of water

Toward a More Just and Beautiful Future

August 16, 2022

By Christopher Long

Richard Bernstein, in a black turtleneck, hands folded, with chairs, out of focus, in the background. Bernstein was a champion of democracy and democratic values.

Bernstein and the Future of Democracy

July 16, 2022

By Christopher Long

Linton Hall at MSU

Revolutionary Dean

February 25, 2022

By Christopher Long

Questions for the Class of 2025

To the Class of 2025: Let Us Begin Again Together

August 31, 2021

By Christopher Long

Red Cedar River in Winter, white snow covers the trees on both sides of the river which is beginning to ice over from the banks.

From Productivity to Meaningful Work

April 2, 2021

By Christopher Long

Compass with directions in the foreground with a distant and unfocused image of the White House in the distance.

The Promise and Perils of Democracy

January 7, 2021

By Christopher Long

American Flags lined up against a yellow building

Register to Vote

September 22, 2020

By Christopher Long

Scales and weights

Indicators of Excellence in the Liberal Arts

September 15, 2020

By Christopher Long

Header of MSU campus in the fall.

To the Class of 2024: Embarking on an Education for Action

August 31, 2020

By Christopher Long

James Baldwin - "I can't believe what you say, because I see what you do."

Open Letter to Our College of Arts & Letters Community

June 5, 2020

By Christopher Long

To the Class of 2020

May 7, 2020

By Christopher Long

Field of wild flowers

Deepening Connection in a Time of Distancing

April 29, 2020

By Christopher Long

Aerial view of the center of MSU campus with intersecting pathways and trees.

Catalyst of Collaboration

October 7, 2019

By Christopher Long

Dean Long with a photo of himself

To the Class of 2023: Embrace the Adventure

August 27, 2019

By Christopher Long

Connected Ropes

Toward a Culture of Care

April 24, 2019

By Christopher Long

Teal Ribbon on a Tree

Failures to Listen

January 24, 2019

By Christopher Long

Survivors names painted on the MSU Rock

Open Letter Regarding MSU Interim President Transition

January 17, 2019

By Christopher Long

Linton Hall Through A Glass Ball

Living Values

November 30, 2018

By Christopher Long

Six Images of Resilience

2018 Dean’s Report – Resilience

November 16, 2018

By Christopher Long

Pittsburgh Bridges 2009

AGLS Keynote – Practicing the Arts of Liberty

September 22, 2018

By Christopher Long

Red Cedar

Bonomi, Rothman, and a Human Rights Approach to Sexual Misconduct in Higher Education

September 4, 2018

By Christopher Long

Original Seal of the Michigan Agriculture College

To the Class of 2022: MSU is an Open Door

August 28, 2018

By Christopher Long

Linton Hall

Open Letter to College of Arts & Letters Alumni and Friends

May 24, 2018

By Christopher Long

Tree Roots

Cultivating a Culture of Trust

April 12, 2018

By Christopher Long

Pollock Murals

The Liberal Arts Endeavor: A New General Education

February 28, 2018

By Christopher Long

The Red Cedar River

Open Letter to the College of Arts & Letters

January 25, 2018

By Christopher Long

College of Arts & Letters Blueprint

Life’s Blueprints: Designing the Structure of Our Professional Lives

January 15, 2018

By Christopher Long

Weaving Loom

Practices of Weaving: Arts & Letters at MSU

November 14, 2017

By Christopher Long

View of the earth from space

Practicing Gratitude

October 24, 2017

By Christopher Long

To the Class of 2021: Be Resilient, Like a Tree

August 25, 2017

By Christopher Long

Red Cedar

The Emergence of Our Vision: Public Education Rooted in the Liberal Arts

July 19, 2017

By Christopher Long

The Liberal Arts at the Heart of the MSU Land Grant Mission

June 26, 2017

By Christopher Long

Beware the Jabberwocks

May 23, 2017

By Christopher Long

To Teach and Delight

April 14, 2017

By Christopher Long

Pollock Murals

The Liberal Arts Endeavor: The Arts of Liberty in a Time of Uncertainty

March 19, 2017

By Christopher Long

The White House

“…No Arts; No Letters; No Society…”

March 17, 2017

By Christopher Long

Paths Outside of Linton Hall

Charting a Path to Intellectual Leadership, then Following It

March 14, 2017

By Christopher Long

Open Letter on the Executive Order on Immigration

January 30, 2017

By Christopher Long

Between Beginning and Routine

January 15, 2017

By Christopher Long

Seal of Michigan State College

Open Letter to the College of Arts & Letters

November 12, 2016

By Christopher Long

Black and white abstracted image of layers of circles and squares

Critical Diversity in a Digital Age

October 31, 2016

By Christopher Long

Nurturing Fulfilling Scholarly Lives

October 14, 2016

By Christopher Long

Finding Your Place, Leaving a Mark

August 31, 2016

By Christopher Long

Funnel of stacked books

Investing in Humanities Publishing

August 8, 2016

By Christopher Long

Close-up of the Constitution

Responding to Complexity with Nuance and Grace

July 14, 2016

By Christopher Long

MSU Shadows

July 1, 2016

By Christopher Long

Dean Long fist bumps fellow speaker

5 Things That Facilitate Academic Collaboration

June 27, 2016

By Christopher Long

Learning to Play in a More Inclusive Key

April 25, 2016

By Christopher Long

Typewriter hammer

Arts & Letters Scholars

March 3, 2016

By Christopher Long

Roots growing in a brick wall

Practicing Inclusion as a Matter of Institutional Habit

February 14, 2016

By Christopher Long

Tweeting the Liberal Arts @Muhlenberg #MCLA16

February 1, 2016

By Christopher Long

Painting of Diogenes by Gerome

I am allergic to cynicism.

January 12, 2016

By Christopher Long

Reiner Schurmann in Greece

Remembering Reiner Schürmann

December 24, 2015

By Christopher Long

Young hands holding hops

Engaged Scholarship

December 24, 2015

By Christopher Long

IPad with CAL info on screen

Toward an MSU Arts and Culture Scholar Credential

December 17, 2015

By Christopher Long

Waves of water caused by drops of water

Catalytic Opportunities

December 11, 2015

By Christopher Long

Corrections in a manuscript

Habits of Public Writing

December 6, 2015

By Christopher Long

Paths to Explore

September 7, 2015

By Christopher Long

Green grass leading up to the beautiful Katsura Tree in the Beal Botanical Garden. There are purple flowers in the foreground on the right.

A Living Place of Education

July 28, 2015

By Christopher Long

The Edge of the Oak Opening

July 1, 2015

By Christopher Long

Linton Hall at MSU

Inhabiting a Liminal Space

May 25, 2015

By Christopher Long

A Liberal Arts Response to #Ferguson

March 29, 2015

By Christopher Long

Returning to an Integrated Gen Ed Approach at Penn State

February 20, 2015

By Christopher Long

Aristotle and Justin Smith Morrill

The Liberal Arts and Sciences and the 21st Century Land Grant Mission

February 16, 2015

By Christopher Long

Corrections in a manuscript

A Few Notes on Productivity

January 19, 2015

By Christopher Long

Pinned Butterfly

Butterflies Pinned

January 19, 2015

By Christopher Long

Deliberating #PSUGenEd

September 21, 2014

By Christopher Long

The Engaged PhD

September 19, 2014

By Christopher Long

The Graduate Experience: Pathologies of Self-Doubt

September 2, 2014

By Christopher Long

Performing the Humanities PhD

June 23, 2014

By Christopher Long

Ike Advocates for #PSUGenEd at Penn State Centennial Commencement

June 9, 2014

By Christopher Long

Beginning Anew with #PSUGenEd

May 18, 2014

By Christopher Long

On Welcoming philoSOPHIA to Penn State

May 1, 2014

By Christopher Long

General Education Reform at Penn State

April 15, 2014

By Christopher Long

#PSUGenEd and the Research Endeavor

April 10, 2014

By Christopher Long

Cultivating an Online Scholarly Presence

March 27, 2014

By Christopher Long

Expanding the Humanities PhD Market

February 10, 2014

By Christopher Long

Deliberating GenEd Reform at Penn State

January 28, 2014

By Christopher Long

Toward a Deliberative University Public

November 13, 2013

By Christopher Long

General Education Reform and the Art of Listening

November 3, 2013

By Christopher Long

Music, Philosophy and the Liberal Arts

September 9, 2013

By Christopher Long

The Googled Graduate Student

September 4, 2013

By Christopher Long