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Dr. Carl J. Strikwerda
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Carl Strikwerda is president of Elizabethtown College, a private liberal arts college located in historic Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He is a specialist in modern European history and the history of globalization. More information is available at www.etown.edu.

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Is College Worth It?

(1) Comments | Posted October 10, 2012 | 9:08 AM

I will never forget painting the boiler in a school basement, nor ripping copy from the teletype machines at 5 a.m., or any other job which helped pay my way through college 40 years ago. Thanks to hard work, and generous scholarships which the State of Michigan provided to students...

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Globalization and the Lessons of History

(33) Comments | Posted August 10, 2012 | 4:46 PM

As the U.S. economy struggles to recover from the worst recession in 70 years, we face a new, much more challenging world. Economic globalization means that more countries are exporting their goods, generating first-rate research, and attracting investments: besides China, we compete with Brazil, India, South Korea, and Turkey. Although...

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