The focus of a common curriculum in general education should be on six shared human experiences, the use of symbols, membership in groups and institutions, production and consumption, relationship with nature, sense of time, and values and beliefs. (Author/RW)

Student apathy, alcohol abuse, racial and ethnic divisions, and acts of incivility are weakening the integrity of many higher education institutions and limiting their ability to function as vital communities of learning. A set of agreed-upon standards of campus governance is needed to guide the conduct of all members of the community and give…