Thank you, Jim, for sharing! (I, too, remained interested until I reached the end!)
Great reading for "First Day of Class" Eve
--Laura
Laura Dohner, Ph.D.
English Department, x2493
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TBers,
As the beginning of the semester nears, I couldn’t resist posting this here. Ignore, enjoy, or be indifferent as you wish. It kept my attention long enough for me to make it to the end.
A wild muddle<https://aeon.co/essays/have-elite-us-colleges-lost-their-moral-purpose-altogether>
The ethical formation of citizens was once at the heart of the US elite college. Has this moral purpose gone altogether?<https://aeon.co/essays/have-elite-us-colleges-lost-their-moral-purpose-altogether>
By Chad Wellmon<https://aeon.co/users/chad-wellmon>
associate professor of German studies at the University of Virginia.
Jim Greenberg