Academically Adrift

Averting Higher Ed's Civic Hangover

Alexander Heffner | Posted 06.13.2011

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Alexander Heffner

The college admissions process is coming to a close for most high school seniors. What they probably haven't learned, however, is what it means to live and thrive in a community.

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45% Of Students Don't Learn Much In College

AP | ERIC GORSKI | Posted 05.25.2011

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A new study provides disturbing answers to questions about how much students actually learn in college – for many, not much – and has infl...

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