Past Coverage

• Common Knowledge: the Purpose of General Education - October 8, 2004
• A Core Curriculum for Civic Literacy - January 31, 2010
• Harvard Panel Proposes Requiring the Study of Religion and American History - October 13, 2006
• Revamped Curriculum at a Vermont College Focuses on Life Skills and Career Goals - March 13, 2009
• What's Wrong With Harvard - May 7, 2004

Recent News

• Number of 'Hispanic Serving' Colleges Is Expected to Grow Significantly, Report Says

  Almost 200 colleges may soon meet the federal designation of "Hispanic serving," and they should work to increase their retention and graduation rates, says a new report.

• College Makes Students More Liberal, but Not Smarter About Civics, Study Finds

  The Intercollegiate Studies Institute found that people with bachelor's degrees were more likely than recipients of only high-school diplomas to take liberal stances.

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  Pulling Haiti's Culture From the Rubble

  The chief conservator of one of the stricken nation's major libraries is working with Brown University and others to save a part of his people's cultural patrimony.

Campus Viewpoint

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