Dr. Jeffry C. Davis is Associate Professor of English at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. He is also Director of Interdisciplinary Studies and Director of the Writing Center at Wheaton.
He spends much of his time and energy writing and teaching about education; in particular, he focuses on the literacy skills that are central to the liberal arts: reading, writing, speaking and listening.
Personally, he enjoys hard manual labor, whether it involves splitting wood for the fireplace or planting flowers in his garden. He often listens to country music, especially the lyrics of Vince Gill, Patty Loveless, and Alan Jackson. And both he and his wife Ruth love to eat Indian and Vietnamese food.
Where art has it over life is in the matter of editing (Larry McMurtry, “‘Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman’ and the Movie-Less Novelists,” 1987). At its best, good writing develops good character. Today, Jeffry C. Davis suggest five ways that a faith-filled student can transform college into something worth the time, money, and effort—to the glory of God. And each of his proposals depends, to greater or lesser degrees, upon the careful use of words.
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