Word: civic
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Administered to over 14,000 freshmen and seniors at 50 schools, the survey gauged “civic literacy” through 60 multiple-choice questions. Among other things, it quizzed students about the Puritans, the Constitution, and why “free markets typically secure more economic prosperity than government’s centralized planning...
...political rallies”—the supposed goals of the UC. The need to balance funding of student activities with student services is the UC’s prerogative. But who will rally or organize if they lack a built-in civic community? Or basic information...
...when it directly affects so few of us. The supposed purpose of General Education is to focus on “the real-world applications of a liberal arts education.” Despite this agenda, the University and University Council administrations have done little to foster civic participation among its students...
...often said (by professors and policy makers at least) where Harvard goes, others follow. Yet Harvard has fallen behind the times, both in moving its students and in stirring the national consciousness. It is a very small step, but University Hall should give the gift of civic awareness through free papers, and if they will not, the UC must. Perhaps soon, after four and half years of silence, students will really speak up. No one ever ended a war with a text message, and maybe it’s time to revert to old-fashioned tactics to get the point...
...civic-mindedness required to, say, pool money to buy some carp to take care of the pond's grass, has not exactly taken root in this environment. The owners spend every spare minute of the summer working on their dachas, but have no enthusiasm for doing anything for the greater good. "It's not that people can't afford it," says a homeowner who gives her name only as Tanya, "it is that people do not believe that if they hand over some money, no matter how small, and no matter how positive the cause, that something will actually come...