Colleges Urge Students to Do Community-Service Work; Some Even Require It.

Dodge, Susan

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Publication Date: 1990

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Colleges Urge Students to Do Community-Service Work; Some Even Require It.

Dodge, Susan

Chronicle of Higher Education, v36 n38 pA1,30 Jun 6 1990

A number of colleges are making a formal commitment to community service by encouraging their students to sign up for local volunteer projects, some programs are even compulsory. Critics of the new programs say that requiring community service violates the spirit of the community service ethic. (MLW)

Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Students, Community Services, Educational Policy, Graduation Requirements, Higher Education, Program Descriptions, Public Service, Scholarships, School Community Relationship, Seminars, Student Volunteers, Volunteers

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