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American Undergraduate Education

William Bennett, Franklin Ford, Ernestine Friedl, and Samuel Williamson address questions concerning undergraduate education in the United States in the 1980s. What are the aims of education at that level and the quality of that education? What are students’ expectations … Continue reading

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How Does Johnny Write Today?

Erika Lindemann speaks to such questions as, Is there a literacy crisis in American undergraduate education? In terms of their writing abilities, are undergraduates today weak students? Should they go back to basics in grammar, spelling, and composition? What is the … Continue reading

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