Past Coverage

• Colleges Fail to Teach American History and 'Civic Literacy,' Report Says - October 6, 2006
• Condemned to Repeat It - November 24, 2006
• More History News - February 26, 2008
• ACT Scores Stay the Same as Number of Test Takers Grows - August 19, 2009
• More High-School Students Take the ACT, but the Average Score Doesn't Budge - September 3, 1999

Advice

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  The Candidate and His Earring

  In 20 years, will we see college presidential candidates with piercings and tattoos?

• Old Books, Old Stories

  These darn kids nowadays don't write nearly as well as young folk wrote in the good old days.

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  A Scientist's Guide to Academic Etiquette

  Whether you're an interviewer, an author, or an adviser, there are things you shouldn't do in the name of scholarship. Here are 30 tips for navigating the academic world.

Campus Viewpoint

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The University of South Carolina is home to more than 200 years of history and tradition, rising from a single building in 1805 on what would become the heart of the campus, the Horseshoe. The 11 buildings that now make up the Horseshoe frame a...