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Civic Thought: A Proposal for University-Level Civic Education

An intellectual mission in the fullest sense requires a coherent program of teaching and research in a specific and demanding discipline. This report sketches the outlines of such a program, which we call “Civic Thought.”

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Estimating the Productivity of Community Colleges in Paving the Road To Four-Year College Success

Despite a relatively rich literature on the community college pathway, the research base on the quality differences between these institutions has been decidedly thin.

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... and enjoy them all the more.

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America's future will be made in Texas.

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Colleges in red and purple states have been going on a hiring spree.

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Regenerating Society in an Age of Disintegration

Place-based institutions are like heartwood—the strong, durable center of a tree trunk that solidifies over time.

Seth D. Kaplan
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Understanding the Mission of Civic Thought

The new schools of civic thought confront an academy oscillating between dogmatism and relativism.

Reid Comstock
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Getting Family Policy Wrong

Family support spending should not be the main tool for achieving or measuring family policy success.

John Shelton
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Alienation and Apple

Christine Rosen's book needs to be supplemented by a more extensive analysis of what technology is doing for us.

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