They worry that a move in this direction will compromise the quality of research and teaching. Because of federal higher education cutbacks and the resulting fierce competition among centers of learning, many people now argue that the support of public intellectuals may be the only way for universities to gain enough prominence to prosper. The MAPH program, Graff explains, was designed to explore different models of graduate education at a time of rapid change in the academy. It is a training ground for students who go on to serve in a variety of functions inside and outside the academy - as teachers, business leaders, journalists and others. St. A complete schedule is on the reverse.
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