Looking at the Academic Year Ahead: An Interview with Joseph Vietri, Manager of Academic Affairs and Operations

As the 2024-25 academic year winds down, MORE News had the opportunity to sit down with Joseph Vietri to get a taste of what TMI’s 2025-26 programming will look like. Read on for an exclusive look at the year ahead! TMI often offers courses that relate to current events. Are there any this year that …

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Filling in the Gaps: Lenore Beitel’s Pursuit of a B.A. at the Thomas More Institute

  Lenore Beitel arrived at TMI with impressive credentials.  She held a PhD in Biochemistry from McGill, and had a professional career in molecular biology and genetics.  In her final working years, she was contributing to neuroscience research at the Montreal Neurological Institute.     However, she had always been curious about other subjects as well, and …

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Anatomy of a Course Design: Linda Benguigui’s Courses

Anatomy of a Course Design: Linda Benguigui by Imogen Brian, February 2025 Passionate about art and art history, Linda pursued a BA and an MA in art history. Her graduate studies led her to discover that, as much as she still loved art, the academic side of the subject wasn’t where she wanted to devote …

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Anatomy of a Course Design : Jane Eyre and Her Heirs

Anatomy of a Course Design: Jane Eyre and Her Heirs   Charlotte Boatner-Doane  By Dominic Varvaro, Fall 2024 Prompted to think of TMI course designs in anatomical terms, I immediately zero in on the brain and the heart. In my interview with Charlotte Boatner-Doane about her upcoming course, Jane Eyre and her Heirs, it is clear …

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Spring 2025 Courses

The Thomas More Institute has a variety of courses on offer this spring. Whether you’re looking for a deep dive into literature or philosophy, or a shorter but no less compelling look at cultural topics, you will find something to tempt you. Sign up early; courses are filling quickly.   Twelve-Week Courses A Disturbing Disquiet: …

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