Re: [Pen-l] A Different Kind of College?

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Subject: Re: [Pen-l] A Different Kind of College?
From: Louis Proyect <lnp3@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:03:42 -0400
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Michael Perelman wrote:

The New York Times has a fascinating article about Berea College, a school that has no tuition, but expects students to work 10 hours a week. The school has a healthy endowment of $1 billion, but seems to use it for supporting education rather than fancy buildings.

This was how Black Mountain College worked. A century from now, scholars will be writing about the impact of Black Mountain while the ivy league will be a mere footnote. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list pen-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l

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