Earl Shorris, social critic and educator, has died. The news of his passing won’t cause a ripple in Camden, but it should. Shorris was the founder of the Clemente Humanities curriculum designed and implemented to bring the highest level of teaching to people who had been left behind, economically and educationally. The program ultimately reached … Continue reading Clemente in Camden: A Collaboration in Human Investment to Build On…
2012 June
Echoes from the Past Haunt Prospect of a Takeover Deal
As the protracted fight over the shape of higher education comes to a head this month, a story comes to mind that might help illuminate the reasons behind the intensity of the effort to merge Rutgers-Camden into Rowan University. In the last contested national political convention in modern history—the GOP convention in Miami in … Continue reading Echoes from the Past Haunt Prospect of a Takeover Deal…