So says Jonathan Alger, president of James Madison University, because “the purpose of a college education is to stretch your mind.” But what can and should be done to ensure that Alger’s preference is a reality? Read Katherine Knott’s commentary in Inside Higher Education.
PERSPECTIVES: Higher Ed “Shouldn’t Be a Political Echo Chamber”
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