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Teaching students to think beyond themselves

Confessions of a Community College Dean

One co-written study published in the Journal of Moral Education found that students in a Wake Forest course called Commencing Character demonstrated growth in seven targeted virtues and several nontargeted virtues, compared to a control group.

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Presidential worries: What’s keeping these Northeastern presidents up at night?

University Business

.” Some see it as the same job but with a lot more hats to wear. ” Here are what these presidents grapple with and how they are remaining headstrong in the new higher education landscape.