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How would you
endorse St. John’s
to someone
considering
college options?
A renaissance education,
such as you find at
St. John’s, is an immedi-
ately relevant, value-
creating differentiator.
Premature functional
specialization can be a
mistake for anyone
considering leadership as
a long-term goal. There
will be plenty of time to
Do any of the
texts or authors
encountered
at St. John’s
continue to play a
role in your life?
I admire Kierkegaard and
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
for the independence of
their thought, the poetry
of their language, and
their readiness to stand
apart and bear the brunt
of fate, come what may.
Dr. Omar Manejwala ’93
St. Paul, Minnesota
Psychiatrist and addiction medicine
expert; medical director at Hazelden
addiction treatment center
Ms. Samantha Buker ’05
Baltimore, Maryland
Associate editor, Agora Publishing
develop technical
competencies, but your
“
Johnnie ability” to
succeed and think through
complex problems will be
immediately valuable,
even as you pursue such
competencies. My
experience is that those
who understand us are
eager to engage us,
and those who don’t
typically don’t stay that
way for long.
When writing a feisty
editorial, I am prepared to
be skewered and eager to
choose the mischievous
words necessary to incite
thought. Making the
average reader in his web
browsing think is a task
that requires a touch of
humor and even violence.