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20 hours ago ago from The Radical Middle
(part one in a long, and long-festering, series ) Monday s Post-Gazette featured a prominent story on a series of investigative reports by the haughtily (but perhaps inaptly) named Center for Public Integrity that suggests there may be a culture of secrecy on college and university campuses across the country. The central claim is intriguing, and likely true though I would argue that the culture of secrecy, like the Orwellian, closed-door ...
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17 hours ago ago from University of Massachusetts Wham
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14 hours ago ago from About.com Women's Issues
My daughter Jaye is coming home next week after finishing her first semester at college. Since school is 12 hours away, I sent her off well-prepared with as much stuff as she could fit in her dorm room and as much motherly advice as she would tolerate. I told her to be careful, but I didn't tell her what worries me the most. One out of every five women who attend college will either be raped or become the victim of attempted rape by the ...
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