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Special Issue of Liberal Education

The most recent  issue of Liberal Education (a journal of the American Association of Colleges and Universities) is devoted to “Civic Engagement and Psychosocial Well-Being” (vol. 97, no 2). It includes an article by CIRCLE director Peter Levine entitled “What Do We Know about Civic Engagement?” Former CIRCLE advisory board member and frequent collaborator Barry Read More >

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August 12th, 2011
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Justice Souter at CIRCLE

On May 16, U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter (retired) and Susan Leahy, the president of the New Hampshire Supreme Court Society, visited CIRCLE’s offices at Tufts University to discuss civic education in New Hampshire. Justice Souter has written and spoken publicly about the need to revive civic education in order to protect constitutional principles—including Read More >

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May 25th, 2011
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Not Quite Adults

Richard Settersten and Barbara E. Ray have published Not Quite Adults: Why 20-Somethings Are Choosing a Slower Path to Adulthood and Why It’s Good for Everyone (Bantam 2010). Their book is a product of the MacArthur Research Network on Transitions to Adulthood and Public Policy, an ambitious collaborative project that also yielded, among many other Read More >

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April 28th, 2011
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Mark Lopez at the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Drug-Free (OSDFS) 2007 National Conference

Aug 2, 2007, 8am, Grand Hyatt, Washington, D.C. Session Title: How children and youth have changed over the Past 20 Years; what we can expect in the next decade regarding students, and what this means for reprogramming

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July 17th, 2007
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Preparing for College: Enrolling, Education, and Advancing Latinos

June 22 – June 23 CIRCLE Research Director Mark Hugo Lopez will be attending “Preparing for College: Enrolling, Educating, and Advancing Latinos,” hosted by Raul Yzaguirre and the Arizona State University Center for Community Development and Civil Rights.

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May 30th, 2007
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