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Don't know much about the economy
After appearing on the FOX Business Network yesterday to discuss the dearth of economics requirement at major universities, ACTA president Anne D. Neal has a piece on the subject in today's DC Examiner. Drawing on ACTA's survey of 100 leading universities, which found that only the University of Alaska in Fairbanks has an economics requirement, Neal calls on trustees "to make sure the voters and leaders of tomorrow possess the foundational knowledge necessary to make sense of a complex world and respond to future challenges." Those who wonder what the big deal is should read Erin O'Connor and Maurice Black's piece (first on Minding the Campus, then in Newsday) on the widespread economic illiteracy among young Americans.
Posted by David Azerrad on March 10, 2009 at March 10, 2009 01:02 PM
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