September 7, 2009

Colleges Should Create a 'Compact for American Places'

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John MacDonald

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John MacDonald

By M. Perry Chapman

These days we in higher education hear much about the rapidly evolving "virtual" world. The digital domain is seen as being, as one magazine put it, "unburdened by a physical location." But while colleges and universities embrace the tools of the digital age, we must acknowledge that what happens in real places is the true determinant of the quality of people's lives and the future of the American environment.

Consider the forces that will influence communities and regions across the

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