Research is clear: Employers want college graduates who can communicate clearly, think analytically, and interact respectfully. Targeted educational experiences have measurably improved these capacities. To better prepare undergraduates, the University of Massachusetts Amherst developed the Community-Engaged Research Program, a pilot program…

Observes that the goals of social studies instruction fall into the broad categories of citizenship education, cultural literacy, and multiculturalism. Reports that there has been both resistance to and improvements in multicultural education in Massachusetts. Concludes in light of improvements in student research skills training and global…