Professor Emeritus Harvey J. Graff, writing in Academe Blog: “With general education narrowing to reflect interests of competing disciplinary clusters rather than broader student needs, and departments competing for budget-accruing credit hours, teaching, learning, and the “college experience” are shadows of themselves. Maturing for adulthood shrinks between the lines of higher education’s spreadsheets.” Read the full essay here.
PERSPECTIVES: Is “The College Experience” Being Lost?
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