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ERIC Number: EJ543084
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-5982
A College Debates Whether New Accreditor Promotes Rigor or Curbs Intellectual Diversity.
Wilson, Robin
Chronicle of Higher Education, v43 n30 pA10-A12 Apr 4 1997
Several colleges and universities have been accredited by the relatively new American Academy for Liberal Education, but at Rhodes College (Tennessee), faculty are concerned that a connection to the group might introduce unwanted conservative political ideology into the campus culture. The Academy has 16 traditional liberal arts standards, focusing on classroom instructional outcomes, that institutions must meet. (MSE)
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, College Faculty, Conservatism, Higher Education, Liberal Arts, Political Influences, Reputation, Standards, Teacher Attitudes
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: American Academy for Liberal Education; Rhodes College TN