Description: The brief from the editor of Expanding Horizons for this essay was to give some personal reflections on how actuarial education and research influence actuarial practice.

Description: Discusses the Validation by Education Experience and how to achieve credit.

Description: Article recapping session 35—Education and Research Section Continental Breakfast: Review of Section Activities.

Description: This is an interview that Professor Colin M. Ramsay, Editor of Expanding Horizons, had with Professor John Beekman, Ph.D., ASA, MAAA. It was conducted on Thursday, August 15, 2019, while both were attending the Actuarial Research Conference at Indiana University—Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) in Indianapolis. The interview is a part of the Distinguished Academic Actuaries Series and is intended to highlight the journey these actuaries took through their career inside and outside of academia.

Description: This article provides an introduction to ARC 2020 and the actuarial science program in University of Nebraska Lincoln.

Description: The 42nd ARC will take place Aug. 9–11, 2007, on the campus of Robert Morris University.

Description: Wright State University is a public research university in Dayton, Ohio, with approximately 11,000 students. With the lowest tuition fees in Ohio, the university has an access mission and plays a critical role in the region by offering high-quality, affordable education. I joined Wright State University in fall 2019 as the director of the Actuarial Science program. In spring 2020 we attained the Universities and Colleges with Actuarial Programs (UCAP)-AC designation from the Society of Actuaries (SOA), becoming one of only three universities in southwest Ohio at this recognition tier. In this article, I would like to tell you about the journey our program has taken—its successes and its challenges. The goal is to offer a resource to other universities seeking to upgrade their Actuarial Science programs.

Description: Some ideas for incorporating external forces, professionalism, and actuarial intuition into an introductory actuarial course. It's never too early to get students thinking about these ideas and prepare them to think like actuaries.