At the beginning of the second decade of the twenty-first century, a new vision for college learning is clearly in view. Through its Liberal Education and America's Promise (LEAP) initiative, the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) has outlined what contemporary college students need to know and be able to do--in…

A study of the impact of independent colleges and universities on Connecticut's economy, workforce, quality of life, and future found a state economy in the 1990s very different from that of the past, one requiring increased educational attainment among the citizenry. Both higher high school graduation rates and increased college attendance and…