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October 4, 2017June 9, 2020
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Civic Engagement and Higher Education

Meg Gregory
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Derek Bok, president emeritus of Harvard University and author of The Struggle to Reform Our Colleges, calls for a comprehensive effort on the part of colleges and universities towards building a more civically-minded generation of Americans in his recent Chronicle of Higher Education article. In “Crisis of Civic Education,” Bok suggests that developing more opportunities for college students to become civically-engaged, “could help bring about higher levels of voting, a more knowledgeable electorate, and a more accountable government, while encouraging more graduates to become active in politics and public affairs.”

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