

In the Wake of Disruption a New Reality is PossibleEducationThe Long Road
bradMarch 29, 2026
In the Wake of Disruption a New Reality is Possible

Values-Enacted Leadership in Practice – Efforts to Turn This Disruptive Present into a Better FutureAcademicThe Long Road
Christopher LongFebruary 12, 2026
Values-Enacted Leadership in Practice – Efforts to Turn This Disruptive Present into a Better Future

Love, Complexity, and Interconnection: the Heart of University LifeEducationThe Long Road
Christopher LongJanuary 31, 2026
Love, Complexity, and Interconnection: the Heart of University Life

Learning to be at Home in the WorldEducationLivingThe Long Road
Christopher LongOctober 3, 2025
Learning to be at Home in the World

As Federal Funding for Research Breaks Down, New Possibilities EmergeArticlesEducationThe Long Road
Christopher LongJune 25, 2025
As Federal Funding for Research Breaks Down, New Possibilities Emerge

The University is the Beating Heart of a Free SocietyPresentationsThe Long Road
Christopher LongJune 14, 2025
The University is the Beating Heart of a Free Society

The Public Research University and the Hope of DemocracyAcademicEducationThe Long Road
Christopher LongJune 7, 2025
The Public Research University and the Hope of Democracy

A Pivotal Week in the Life of the Provost’s OfficeThe Long Road
Christopher LongAugust 20, 2024
A Pivotal Week in the Life of the Provost’s Office

Coalition for the Future AcademyInitiativesThe Long Road
Christopher LongJanuary 18, 2024
Coalition for the Future Academy

Joy and the Gift of EducationEducationThe Long Road
Christopher LongMay 6, 2023
Joy and the Gift of Education

Championing Community Engagement at the Heart of the Land-Grant MissionThe Long Road
Christopher LongMarch 4, 2023
Championing Community Engagement at the Heart of the Land-Grant Mission

When Twilight Silence FallsEducationLivingThe Long Road
Christopher LongFebruary 18, 2023
When Twilight Silence Falls


What Does Religion Sound Like?The Long Road
Christopher LongJanuary 28, 2023
What Does Religion Sound Like?

The Intentional Work of Values-Enacted ChangeEducationThe Long Road
Christopher LongJanuary 22, 2023
The Intentional Work of Values-Enacted Change

Power, Love, Justice, and JoyThe Long Road
Christopher LongJanuary 14, 2023
Power, Love, Justice, and Joy

Return to BloggingBlogging and Social MediaThe Long Road
Christopher LongJanuary 7, 2023
Return to Blogging

Toward a More Just and Beautiful FutureEducationThe Long Road
Christopher LongAugust 16, 2022
Toward a More Just and Beautiful Future

Bernstein and the Future of DemocracyEducationThe Long Road
Christopher LongJuly 16, 2022
Bernstein and the Future of Democracy

The Art of ProcrastinationLivingThe Long Road
Christopher LongSeptember 14, 2021
The Art of Procrastination

To the Class of 2025: Let Us Begin Again TogetherThe Long Road
Christopher LongAugust 31, 2021
To the Class of 2025: Let Us Begin Again Together


The Promise and Perils of DemocracyCivic LifeThe Long Road
Christopher LongJanuary 7, 2021
The Promise and Perils of Democracy


Indicators of Excellence in the Liberal ArtsPresentationsThe Long Road
Christopher LongSeptember 15, 2020
Indicators of Excellence in the Liberal Arts


Deepening Connection in a Time of DistancingThe Long Road
Christopher LongApril 29, 2020
Deepening Connection in a Time of Distancing



The Transformative Power of PublishingPresentationsThe Long Road
Christopher LongAugust 5, 2019
The Transformative Power of Publishing



Open Letter Regarding MSU Interim President TransitionThe Long Road
Christopher LongJanuary 17, 2019
Open Letter Regarding MSU Interim President Transition

Bonomi, Rothman, and a Human Rights Approach to Sexual Misconduct in Higher EducationThe Long Road
Christopher LongSeptember 4, 2018
Bonomi, Rothman, and a Human Rights Approach to Sexual Misconduct in Higher Education

Mapping Values to Practices at the #MSUCAL Deans Retreat @thinkspacelabThe Long Road
admincplongAugust 6, 2018
Mapping Values to Practices at the #MSUCAL Deans Retreat @thinkspacelab

Tracking the Magnificent Seven. A framework for #TOME by @Markings @mellio2 @charleswatkinso & @cplongThe Long Road
admincplongJuly 31, 2018
Tracking the Magnificent Seven. A framework for #TOME by @Markings @mellio2 @charleswatkinso & @cplong

Democracy Is a Habit: Practice It | By @MRogers097The Long Road
admincplongJuly 28, 2018
Democracy Is a Habit: Practice It | By @MRogers097

Open Letter to College of Arts & Letters Alumni and FriendsThe Long Road
Christopher LongMay 24, 2018
Open Letter to College of Arts & Letters Alumni and Friends

Open Letter to the College of Arts & LettersThe Long Road
Christopher LongJanuary 25, 2018
Open Letter to the College of Arts & Letters

Life’s Blueprints: Designing the Structure of Our Professional LivesThe Long Road
Christopher LongJanuary 15, 2018
Life’s Blueprints: Designing the Structure of Our Professional Lives

Humanities Commons and the Cultivation of Sustainable CommunitiesDigital ScholarshipThe Long Road
Christopher LongNovember 29, 2017
Humanities Commons and the Cultivation of Sustainable Communities

Practices of Weaving: Arts & Letters at MSUThe Long Road
Christopher LongNovember 14, 2017
Practices of Weaving: Arts & Letters at MSU


The Emergence of Our Vision: Public Education Rooted in the Liberal ArtsThe Long Road
Christopher LongJuly 19, 2017
The Emergence of Our Vision: Public Education Rooted in the Liberal Arts



“…No Arts; No Letters; No Society…”Civic LifeEducationThe Long Road
Christopher LongMarch 17, 2017
“…No Arts; No Letters; No Society…”

Charting a Path to Intellectual Leadership, then Following ItThe Long Road
Christopher LongMarch 14, 2017
Charting a Path to Intellectual Leadership, then Following It

Mature Leadership: On Bending the ArcCivic LifeLwCHThe Long Road
Christopher LongJanuary 19, 2017
Mature Leadership: On Bending the Arc

Between Beginning and RoutineThe Long Road
Christopher LongJanuary 15, 2017
Between Beginning and Routine

Open Letter to the College of Arts & LettersThe Long Road
Christopher LongNovember 12, 2016
Open Letter to the College of Arts & Letters

Critical Diversity in a Digital AgeThe Long Road
Christopher LongOctober 31, 2016
Critical Diversity in a Digital Age

Bringing Your CV to LifeBlogging and Social MediaDigital ScholarshipThe Long RoadVita
Christopher LongSeptember 30, 2016
Bringing Your CV to Life
Twitter as a Platform of CollaborationThe Long Road
Christopher LongSeptember 8, 2016
Twitter as a Platform of Collaboration

Finding Your Place, Leaving a MarkEducationThe Long Road
Christopher LongAugust 31, 2016
Finding Your Place, Leaving a Mark

Investing in Humanities PublishingDigital ScholarshipThe Long Road
Christopher LongAugust 8, 2016
Investing in Humanities Publishing

Responding to Complexity with Nuance and GraceCivic LifeThe Long Road
Christopher LongJuly 14, 2016
Responding to Complexity with Nuance and Grace


5 Things That Facilitate Academic CollaborationEducationThe Long Road
Christopher LongJune 27, 2016
5 Things That Facilitate Academic Collaboration

Going Viral with Your ScholarshipPresentationsThe Long RoadVita
Christopher LongMay 10, 2016
Going Viral with Your Scholarship


Practicing Inclusion as a Matter of Institutional HabitThe Long Road
Christopher LongFebruary 14, 2016
Practicing Inclusion as a Matter of Institutional Habit

Tweeting the Liberal Arts @Muhlenberg #MCLA16PresentationsThe Long RoadVita
Christopher LongFebruary 1, 2016
Tweeting the Liberal Arts @Muhlenberg #MCLA16


Sanibel Island 2015-16 in PicturesThe Long RoadTravel
Christopher LongJanuary 3, 2016
Sanibel Island 2015-16 in Pictures

Remembering Reiner SchürmannEducationThe Long Road
Christopher LongDecember 24, 2015
Remembering Reiner Schürmann


Toward an MSU Arts and Culture Scholar CredentialEducationThe Long Road
Christopher LongDecember 17, 2015
Toward an MSU Arts and Culture Scholar Credential





A Living Place of EducationEducationThe Long Road
Christopher LongJuly 28, 2015
A Living Place of Education


Collaborative PhilosophyDigital ScholarshipThe Long Road
Christopher LongJune 14, 2015
Collaborative Philosophy

Inhabiting a Liminal SpaceEducationLivingLwCHThe Long Road
Christopher LongMay 25, 2015
Inhabiting a Liminal Space

Teaching and Learning Philosophy with TechnologyTeaching RelatedTechnologyThe Long Road
Christopher LongMay 1, 2015
Teaching and Learning Philosophy with Technology

Habits of a Quotidian AestheticsLivingTechnologyThe Long Road
Christopher LongApril 6, 2015
Habits of a Quotidian Aesthetics

A Liberal Arts Response to #FergusonEducationThe Long Road
Christopher LongMarch 29, 2015
A Liberal Arts Response to #Ferguson

Returning to an Integrated Gen Ed Approach at Penn StateThe Long Road
Christopher LongFebruary 20, 2015
Returning to an Integrated Gen Ed Approach at Penn State

The Liberal Arts and Sciences and the 21st Century Land Grant MissionThe Long Road
Christopher LongFebruary 16, 2015
The Liberal Arts and Sciences and the 21st Century Land Grant Mission




Plato's Dialogues in DigitalSocratic and Platonic PoliticsThe Long Road
Christopher LongJanuary 7, 2015
Plato's Dialogues in Digital

Attending to the Beauty of Quotidian LifeLivingThe Long Road
Christopher LongDecember 31, 2014
Attending to the Beauty of Quotidian Life

Coffee, Smart Phones, and Open Access in the HumanitiesDigital ScholarshipThe Long Road
Christopher LongDecember 14, 2014
Coffee, Smart Phones, and Open Access in the Humanities

Birthing the Digital BookThe Evolving BookThe Long Road
Christopher LongNovember 23, 2014
Birthing the Digital Book

Thick CollegialityDigital ScholarshipThe Long Road
Christopher LongOctober 23, 2014
Thick Collegiality

Committing to Open AccessDigital ScholarshipThe Long Road
Christopher LongOctober 19, 2014
Committing to Open Access

Live-Tweeting Bernstein's Engaged Fallibilistic PluralismDigital ScholarshipThe Long Road
Christopher LongSeptember 28, 2014
Live-Tweeting Bernstein's Engaged Fallibilistic Pluralism

Deliberating #PSUGenEdEducationThe Long Road
Christopher LongSeptember 21, 2014
Deliberating #PSUGenEd


The Graduate Experience: Pathologies of Self-DoubtThe Long Road
Christopher LongSeptember 2, 2014
The Graduate Experience: Pathologies of Self-Doubt

Adventures in Open Access: Plato's Dogs, UnleashedDigital ScholarshipThe Long Road
Christopher LongAugust 13, 2014
Adventures in Open Access: Plato's Dogs, Unleashed
Toward an Ethics of Philosophy in a Digital AgeDigital ScholarshipThe Long Road
Christopher LongJuly 6, 2014
Toward an Ethics of Philosophy in a Digital Age

Performing the Humanities PhDThe Long Road
Christopher LongJune 23, 2014
Performing the Humanities PhD

Ike Advocates for #PSUGenEd at Penn State Centennial CommencementThe Long Road
Christopher LongJune 9, 2014
Ike Advocates for #PSUGenEd at Penn State Centennial Commencement

Seeding Publics from a World of ReadersDigital ScholarshipThe Long Road
Christopher LongJune 4, 2014