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During the semester, I shall post course material and students will comment on it. Students are also free to comment on any aspect of American politics, either current or historical. There are only two major limitations: no coarse language, and no derogatory comments about people at the Claremont Colleges. This blog is on the open Internet, so post nothing that you would not want a potential employer to see. Syllabus:
http://gov20h.blogspot.com/2023/08/draft-introduction-to-american-politics.html
Food for Thought after Today's Discussion
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Also, I would like to add that when discussing college admissions it is easy to lose sight of the fact that colleges in some ways mimic the behaviors of "profit maximizers". The cycle of raising money through alumni donations and those alumni donations being contingent upon an unpredictable combination of characteristics that will make alumni inclined to donate can contribute to college admissions. Think about it: when you become an alumni of our institution will you be more inclined to give back if the school is upholding values that you align yourself with or if they admit your son or daughter? (or a combination of both...the two are not necessarily mutually exclusive.) **There are countless other factors that also influence the admissions process as well as the costs of attending colleges that I have not mentioned, this is just one thing that occurred to me while discussing and reading.
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