Rick Ostrander

Richard Ostrander, known as Rick Ostrander, is an American historian and higher education leader. He serves as Vice President for Research & Scholarship at the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities.

Career[]

After earning a PhD in history from the University of Notre Dame under the direction of George Marsden,^[1] Ostrander taught at Taylor University in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona. In 1997, Ostrander became an assistant professor of history at John Brown University.^[2] In September 2002, he became the dean of undergraduate studies at John Brown University.^[3] In 2004, he was selected as a Fulbright Scholar to teach in Germany. From 2009 to 2015, he served as provost at Cornerstone University.^[4] Ostrander became Vice President for Academic Affairs & Professional Programs at the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) in 2015.^[5]

Education[]

• B.A. Moody Bible Institute (1987)
• B.A. University of Michigan (1990)
• M.A. University of Notre Dame (1992)
• Ph.D University of Notre Dame (1996)

Publications[]

Author

• The Life of Prayer in a World of Science: Protestants, Prayer, and American Culture, 1870-1930, New York City: Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN 978-0-19513-610-4.
• Head, Heart, Hand: John Brown University and Evangelical Higher Education, Fayetteville, Arkansas: University of Arkansas Press, 2003. ISBN 978-1-55728-761-8.
• Why College Matters to God: An Introduction to the Christian College, Abilene, Texas: Abilene Christian University Press, 2009. ISBN 978-0-89112-535-8.
• Why College Matters to God, Revised Edition: An Introduction to the Christian College, Abilene, Texas: Abilene Christian University Press, 2012. ISBN 978-0-89112-323-1.

Contributor

• Searching for Spirituality in Higher Education, New York City: Peter Lang Publishing, 2007. ISBN 978-0-8204-8159-3.
• American Evangelicalism : George Marsden and the State of American Religious History, Notre Dame, Indiana: University of Notre Dame Press, 2014. ISBN 9780268038427.

Personal life[]

Rick is married to Lonnie. They have four children.^[6]

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