Background
Brief Bio
Thomas Malewitz is an Assistant Professor and Director of the Ed.D.: Leadership Program at Spalding University. He taught for over a decade as a Catholic secondary educator and as an adjunct lecturer, in the fields of Education and Theology. He is a frequent presenter at local and national conferences on topics about education, leadership, and on the writings of Thomas Merton.
In 2021, Tom received a first place book award from the Catholic Media Association for Authenticity, Passion, and Advocacy (Wipf & Stock, 2020). He is also a two-time recipient of Best in Section honors for academic papers presented at the College English Association national conference (2022 & 2024).
Recent News
Podcast episode recently released
Check out the recently released 13th episode of the Hollywood or History? podcast. Dr. Sarah Beach and I were interviewed about the volume Hollywood or History? An Inquiry Based Approach for Using Comic Based Stories to Teach Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (Emerald, 2025).
Upcoming Book Chapter
My chapter "Disc Jockeys and Language-Games" will be included in Heter & Green (Eds.) Classic Rock and Roll and Philosophy (Wallace & Jacobs Press). Anticipated release in Fall 2026. More information forthcoming.
New Volume Released
New Volume Released
My second co-edited volume, Hollywood or History? An Inquiry Based Approach for Using Comic Based Stories to Teach Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, was released November 2025 through Emerald Publishing.