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74
Max Roosevelt. “Student Expectations Seen as Causing Grade Disputes.”
New York Times
, February 18, 2009.
Max Roosevelt. “Student Expectations Seen as Causing Grade Disputes.”
New York Times
, February 18, 2009.
75
Ibid.
Ibid.
76
George Kuh. “What We’re Learning About Student Engagement from NSSE.”
Change
, March/April 2003, 25.
George Kuh. “What We’re Learning About Student Engagement from NSSE.”
Change
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77
While some schools post the results of the National Survey of Student Engagement on their websites, most colleges keep them secret and NSSE tends not to over-generalize about national trends. The figures I use here were calculated by James Côté and Anton Allahar’s analysis of NSSE data from hundreds of colleges. See their
Ivory Tower Blues
, 9.
While some schools post the results of the National Survey of Student Engagement on their websites, most colleges keep them secret and NSSE tends not to over-generalize about national trends. The figures I use here were calculated by James Côté and Anton Allahar’s analysis of NSSE data from hundreds of colleges. See their
Ivory Tower Blues
, 9.
78
James Côté and Anton Allahar.
Ivory Tower Blues: A University System in Crisis
(Toronto, Canada: University of Toronto Press, 2007), 9.
James Côté and Anton Allahar.
Ivory Tower Blues: A University System in Crisis
(Toronto, Canada: University of Toronto Press, 2007), 9.
79
Murray Sperber. “How Undergraduate Education Became College Lite,” in
Declining by Degrees
, Richard H. Hersh and John Merrow, eds. (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005).
Murray Sperber. “How Undergraduate Education Became College Lite,” in
Declining by Degrees
, Richard H. Hersh and John Merrow, eds. (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005).
80
Malcolm Gladwell.
Outliers: The Story of Success
(New York: Little, Brown and Co., 2008), 35-68.
Malcolm Gladwell.
Outliers: The Story of Success
(New York: Little, Brown and Co., 2008), 35-68.
81
Richard H. Hersh and John Merrow, eds.
Declining by Degrees
(New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005), 1.
Richard H. Hersh and John Merrow, eds.
Declining by Degrees
(New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005), 1.
82
Kuh, 23.
Kuh, 23.
83
Newsweek
Poll: 750 Adults Nationwide, Princeton Survey Research Associates, June 24-25, 1999.
Newsweek
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84
Jeremy Rif kin.
The European Dream
(New York: Penguin /Tarcher, 2004), 27.
Jeremy Rif kin.
The European Dream
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85
Barbara Ehrenreich.
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Barbara Ehrenreich.
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86
Lois Romano. “Literacy of College Graduates Is on the Decline.”
Washington Post
, December 25, 2005. See also Doug Lederman, “Graduated but Not Literate.”
Inside Higher Ed
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> (accessed February 24, 2010).
Lois Romano. “Literacy of College Graduates Is on the Decline.”
Washington Post
, December 25, 2005. See also Doug Lederman, “Graduated but Not Literate.”
Inside Higher Ed
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> (accessed February 24, 2010).
87
Doug Lederman. “Graduated but Not Literate.”
Inside Higher Ed
, December 16, 2005, <
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> (accessed February 24, 2010).
Doug Lederman. “Graduated but Not Literate.”
Inside Higher Ed
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88
National Endowment for the Arts. “To Read or Not to Read: A Question of National Consequence.” Research Report #47, issued November 20, 2007. Available online at <
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>.
National Endowment for the Arts. “To Read or Not to Read: A Question of National Consequence.” Research Report #47, issued November 20, 2007. Available online at <
http://www.nea.gov/research/ToRead.pdf
>.
89
Ibid.
Ibid.
90
Bob Thompson. “A Troubling Case of Readers’ Block.”
Washington Post
, November 19, 2007.
Bob Thompson. “A Troubling Case of Readers’ Block.”
Washington Post
, November 19, 2007.
91
Associated Press. “Students near graduation often far from competent, study says.” January 20, 2006.
Associated Press. “Students near graduation often far from competent, study says.” January 20, 2006.
92
Mark Bauerlein.
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Mark Bauerlein.
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(New York: Penguin/Tarcher, 2008), 17-21.
93
Laurence Steinberg.
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Laurence Steinberg.
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94
Côté and Allahar, 66.
Côté and Allahar, 66.
95
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96
Ibid.
Ibid.
97
Sarah Palermo. “Police Prepare for College, Arrests Are Expected to Rise.”
Keene Sentinel
, August 22, 2008.
Sarah Palermo. “Police Prepare for College, Arrests Are Expected to Rise.”
Keene Sentinel
, August 22, 2008.
98
Philip Bantz. “Police taking it to the streets.”
Keene Sentinel
, September 2, 2008.
Philip Bantz. “Police taking it to the streets.”
Keene Sentinel
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99
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Christian Science Monitor
, March 24, 2009.
Stuart Rojstaczer. “Grade Inflation Gone Wild.”
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100
Clynton Namuo. “UNH Camp Included Lewd Skits, Nudity.”
New Hampshire Union Leader
, December 15, 2008.
Clynton Namuo. “UNH Camp Included Lewd Skits, Nudity.”
New Hampshire Union Leader
, December 15, 2008.
101
Kathleen Bogle. “Hooking Up: What Educators Need to Know.”
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> (accessed February 24, 2010).
Kathleen Bogle. “Hooking Up: What Educators Need to Know.”
Chronicle of Higher Education
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102
Robert King. “Students Drinking to Pass Out.”
Indianapolis Star
, November 8, 2008.
Robert King. “Students Drinking to Pass Out.”
Indianapolis Star
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103
H. Wechsler. “Alcohol and the American College Campus.”
Change
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H. Wechsler. “Alcohol and the American College Campus.”
Change
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104
Karen Kellogg. “Binge Drinking on College Campuses.”
ERIC Clearinghouse on Higher Education,
ED436110, 1999, <
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Newsweek,
June 15, 1998.
Karen Kellogg. “Binge Drinking on College Campuses.”
ERIC Clearinghouse on Higher Education,
ED436110, 1999, <
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> (accessed February 19, 2010). See also John McCormick and Claudia Kalb, “Dying for a Drink.”
Newsweek,
June 15, 1998.
105
Catrin Einhorn. “Minnesota Bill Would Ban Limitless Drinking Specials.”
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Catrin Einhorn. “Minnesota Bill Would Ban Limitless Drinking Specials.”
New York Times
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106
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Jeffrey Gettleman. “As Young Adults Drink to Win, Marketers Join In.”
New York Times
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108
Jeffrey Gettleman. “Brewer to End Sound-Alike Bar Game.”
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Jeffrey Gettleman. “Brewer to End Sound-Alike Bar Game.”
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109
Sarah Rodriguez. “Alcohol Marketing and Youth.”
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Sarah Rodriguez. “Alcohol Marketing and Youth.”
Berkeley Daily Planet
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110
“Number of Penn State Student Visits to ER for Drinking Reach New High.”
Gant Daily
, February 27, 2009.
“Number of Penn State Student Visits to ER for Drinking Reach New High.”
Gant Daily
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111
Scott T. Walters and Melanie E. Bennett. “Addressing Drinking Among College Students.”
Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly
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Scott T. Walters and Melanie E. Bennett. “Addressing Drinking Among College Students.”
Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly
, June 2000, Volume 18 (1): 61- 67. Walters, a researcher at the University of Texas School of Public Health, regularly updates these statistics. See also Alcohol Policies Project, Center for Science in the Public Interest, Fact Sheet, March 2000.
112
Associated Press. “Colleges Crack Down on Binge Drinking.” October 15, 2008, <
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113
Paul Steinberg. “The Hangover That Lasts.”
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December 29, 2008.
Paul Steinberg. “The Hangover That Lasts.”
New York Times,
December 29, 2008.
114
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115
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Meredith Granwehr. “College Drinking: Out of Control.”
Hartford Courant
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116
“Hard-working freshman adrift in a sea of partying students.”
Dear Abby
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“Hard-working freshman adrift in a sea of partying students.”
Dear Abby
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117
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118
Jane E. Brody. “Curbing Binge Drinking Takes Group Effort.”
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Jane E. Brody. “Curbing Binge Drinking Takes Group Effort.”
New York Times
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119
Marc Fisher. “On Campus, Legal Drinking Age Is Flunking the Reality Test.”
Washington Post
, August 21, 2008.
Marc Fisher. “On Campus, Legal Drinking Age Is Flunking the Reality Test.”
Washington Post
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120
Barrett Seaman.
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(Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons, 2005), 151.
Barrett Seaman.
Binge: What Your College Student Won’t Tell You
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121
Susan Snyder. “Hate Crimes Up on Campuses, Group Says.”
Philadelphia Inquirer
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Susan Snyder. “Hate Crimes Up on Campuses, Group Says.”
Philadelphia Inquirer
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122
Ibid.
Ibid.
123
Stephen Wessler. “Summary of KSC Student and Faculty/Staff Focus Groups on Campus Climate.” Fall 2005, 4-10.
Stephen Wessler. “Summary of KSC Student and Faculty/Staff Focus Groups on Campus Climate.” Fall 2005, 4-10.
124
Angela Montefinise and Perry Chiaramonte. “Dorm’s Many Sex Cases.”
New York Daily News
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The Journal News
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Angela Montefinise and Perry Chiaramonte. “Dorm’s Many Sex Cases.”
New York Daily News
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The Journal News
, August 7, 2008.
125
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Anne Matthews. “The Campus Crime Wave.”
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126
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Mary P. Koss, Christine A. Gidycz, and Nadine Wisniewski. “The Scope of Rape: Incidence and Prevalence of Sexual Aggression and Victimization in a National Sample of Higher Education Students.”
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
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127
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>.
“Sexual Assault on Campus,” a report by The Center for Public Integrity, December 2009, available online at <
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>.
128
Alan D. DeSantis.
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(Lexington, Kentucky: University of Kentucky Press, 2007), 102.
Alan D. DeSantis.
Inside Greek U.: Fraternities, Sororities, and the Pursuit of Pleasure, Power, and Prestige
(Lexington, Kentucky: University of Kentucky Press, 2007), 102.
129
Maki Becker. “Three Indicted in Binge Drinking Death.”
Buffalo News
, April 1, 2009, <
http://www.publicintegrity.org/investigations/campus_assault/
>.
Maki Becker. “Three Indicted in Binge Drinking Death.”
Buffalo News
, April 1, 2009, <
http://www.publicintegrity.org/investigations/campus_assault/
>.
130
Howard Pankrantz. “Teen’s Death Brings New Lesson.”
Denver Post
, March 11, 2009; and Dirk Johnson, “Rift on Indiana Campus After Student Dies.”
New York Times
, November 28, 2009.
Howard Pankrantz. “Teen’s Death Brings New Lesson.”
Denver Post
, March 11, 2009; and Dirk Johnson, “Rift on Indiana Campus After Student Dies.”
New York Times
, November 28, 2009.
131
Michele Tolela Myers. “A Drinking Death in a Fraternity House.”
New York Times
, December 6, 2008.
Michele Tolela Myers. “A Drinking Death in a Fraternity House.”
New York Times
, December 6, 2008.
132
Amy Augustine. “Seven Arrested in November NEC Hazings.”
Concord Monitor
, March 6, 2009. See also Katie Zezima, “7 Students Pledging a Fraternity Are Burned.”
New York Times
, November 22, 2008.
Amy Augustine. “Seven Arrested in November NEC Hazings.”
Concord Monitor
, March 6, 2009. See also Katie Zezima, “7 Students Pledging a Fraternity Are Burned.”
New York Times
, November 22, 2008.
133
Jenna Russell. “Student’s Death Sharpens Focus on Hazing.”
Boston Globe
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Jenna Russell. “Student’s Death Sharpens Focus on Hazing.”
Boston Globe
, October 26, 2003.
134
Peggy Reeves Sanday.
Fraternity Gang Rape: Sex, Brotherhood, and Privilege on Campus (
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Peggy Reeves Sanday.
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135
Larry Brown. “Baseball Not Bombs.”
The Equinox
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Larry Brown. “Baseball Not Bombs.”
The Equinox
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136
“Game Day = Binge Day,”
Indianapolis Star
, October 26, 2008.
“Game Day = Binge Day,”
Indianapolis Star
, October 26, 2008.
137
Santiago Esparza and Christina Stolarz. “52 Arrested at E. Lansing Riot.”
Detroit News
, April 7, 2008.
Santiago Esparza and Christina Stolarz. “52 Arrested at E. Lansing Riot.”
Detroit News
, April 7, 2008.
138
Ibid.
Ibid.
139
Paula Schleis. “Kent’s College Fest Turns Rowdy.”
Akron Beacon Journal
, April 25, 2009.
Paula Schleis. “Kent’s College Fest Turns Rowdy.”
Akron Beacon Journal
, April 25, 2009.
140
Curt Brown. “Was Force Necessary to Break Up Dinkytown Party?”
Minneapolis Star-Tribune
, April 26, 2009.
Curt Brown. “Was Force Necessary to Break Up Dinkytown Party?”
Minneapolis Star-Tribune
, April 26, 2009.
141
Joan Arehart-Treichel. “Mental Illness on Rise on College Campuses.”
Psychiatric News
, March 15, 2002.
Joan Arehart-Treichel. “Mental Illness on Rise on College Campuses.”
Psychiatric News
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142
Sabrina Tavernise. “In College and in Despair, With Parents in the Dark.”
New York Times
, October 26, 2003.
Sabrina Tavernise. “In College and in Despair, With Parents in the Dark.”
New York Times
, October 26, 2003.
143
John Fauber. “Sticking Objects Under Skin Rising Among Troubled Teenagers.” McClatchy News Service, May 6, 2008. See also John Fauber, “Method Detects Self-Injury: Teens Embedding Objects Under Skin.”
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
, December 4, 2008.
John Fauber. “Sticking Objects Under Skin Rising Among Troubled Teenagers.” McClatchy News Service, May 6, 2008. See also John Fauber, “Method Detects Self-Injury: Teens Embedding Objects Under Skin.”
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
, December 4, 2008.
144
Associated Press. “Reporting of Underage Drinking Differs.” March 23, 2009. See also Howard Pankratz, “Littleton Teen’s Death Brings New Lesson in Alcohol’s Risk.”
Denver Post,
March 10, 2009; Mara Rose Williams, “College Students’ Right to Privacy Frequently at Odds with Parents’ Need to Know.”
Kansas City Star,
March 19, 2009.
Associated Press. “Reporting of Underage Drinking Differs.” March 23, 2009. See also Howard Pankratz, “Littleton Teen’s Death Brings New Lesson in Alcohol’s Risk.”
Denver Post,
March 10, 2009; Mara Rose Williams, “College Students’ Right to Privacy Frequently at Odds with Parents’ Need to Know.”
Kansas City Star,
March 19, 2009.
145
Ibid.
Ibid.
146
Ibid.
Ibid.
147
Howard Pankratz. “Littleton Teen’s Death Brings New Lesson in Alcohol’s Risk.”
Denver Post
, March 10, 2009.
Howard Pankratz. “Littleton Teen’s Death Brings New Lesson in Alcohol’s Risk.”
Denver Post
, March 10, 2009.
148
Jill Riepenhoff and Todd Jones. “Secrecy 101: College Athletic Departments Use Vague Law to Keep Public Records from Being Seen.”
Columbus Dispatch
, May 31, 2009.
Jill Riepenhoff and Todd Jones. “Secrecy 101: College Athletic Departments Use Vague Law to Keep Public Records from Being Seen.”
Columbus Dispatch
, May 31, 2009.
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