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41 - The Frayed Compact

American Democracy, Higher Education, and the Movement for Community Engagement

from Part V - Critical Voices

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 February 2017

Corey Dolgon
Affiliation:
Stonehill College, Massachusetts
Tania D. Mitchell
Affiliation:
University of Minnesota
Timothy K. Eatman
Affiliation:
Syracuse University, New York
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