Kevin H. Gary

College professor, writer
Kevin H. Gary's work addresses questions about meaning and purpose, focusing especially on human flourishing.

Why you should listen

Kevin H. Gary, MA, MEd, PhD, is a professor of education at Valparaiso University. He has a PhD in philosophy of education from Loyola University Chicago with an MA in systematic theology from the University of Notre Dame. His teaching experience includes 10 years of teaching theology at Loyola Academy High School in Wilmette, Illinois; seven years as a professor of education and philosophy at Goshen College in Goshen, Indiana; eight years as a professor of education and theology at Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Indiana; and one year as faculty director of Goshen College’s international studies program in Lima, Perú.

Gary's work also examines the problem of boredom and related problems associated with boredom avoidance. Rather than avoid or resign ourselves to boredom, he charts a middle way that guides us to how to productively and wisely contend with this troubling mood state.

Kevin H. Gary’s TED talk