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We have a civics education crisis – and deep divisions on how to solve it

by : Glenn C. Altschuler , The Washington Post

Only 13 percent of eighth graders are proficient in U.S. history, and only 22 percent of those students are proficient in civics, with adults faring little better, writes Glenn Altschuler, the Thomas and Dorothy Litwin Professor of American Studies, in a Washington Post commentary, citing the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Americans across the political spectrum believe that more…

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History offers the best argument for continuing affirmative action

by : Glenn C. Altschuler , Washington Post

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week in two cases challenging the constitutionality of affirmative action in higher education, writes Glenn Altschuler, the Thomas and Dorothy Litwin Professor of American Studies, in a Washington Post perspective. "The court’s decisions will be shaped by decades of partisan contention over the meaning of affirmative action, during which opponents…

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The ‘great replacement’ theory rises again, ending in tragedy

by : Glenn C. Altschuler , The Washington Post

History shows that ethnic and racial diversity has proved to be renewal, not replacement, writes Glenn C. Altschuler, the Thomas and Dorothy Litwin Professor of American Studies, in Washington Post commentary. “Payton Gendron, who was indicted by a grand jury for killing 10 people May 14 at a Tops Friendly Markets in a predominantly Black neighborhood in Buffalo, repeatedly cited “the great…

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Testing Gen Z

by : Glenn C. Altschuler , Inside Higher Ed

Past generations have confronted their own crises with grit, resilience and a commitment to the greater good, writes Glenn Altschuler, the Thomas and Dorothy Litwin Professor of American Studies, in this Inside Higher Ed article. He's confident Gen Z will do the same."Today’s students are far from self-centered, self-indulgent and fragile," he writes in the op-ed. "So far, the vast majority of…

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Law that allows president to declare national emergencies needs to be repealed and replaced

by : Glenn C. Altschuler , The Hill

In a recent op-ed for The Hill, Professor Glenn Altschuler, the Thomas and Dorothy Litwin Professor of American Studies and Dean of Continuing Education and Summer Session, discusses the tendency of presidents to govern by declaring national emergencies, in light of President Trump's threat to declare a national emergency to construct a wall along the U.S. southern border. "The National…

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When the State of the Union (address) is poisonously partisan

by : Glenn C. Altschuler , The Hill

In a recent op-ed for political magazine The Hill, Professor Glenn Altschuler, the Thomas and Dorothy Litwin Professor of American Studies and Dean of Continuing Education and Summer Session, discusses the historical tranistion of the political use of the State of the Union address. "Abraham Lincoln’s SOTU addresses are a model of the now endangered genre," Altschuler writes. "Delivered during…