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Editor, Maureen Schlangen - Campus Report, a faculty and staff magazine published the first Friday of each month during the fall and winter academic terms, reports University news, faculty and staff profiles and features on teaching, research and service. Campus News Digest is the weekly e-mail newsletter supplement with links to the Campus Report web site.

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Aug. 29, 2008

Rankings, renovations and rain gardens, plus service awards, diversity lectures, arts events and more.

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A Case for Nonviolence

When author Mark Kurlansky and first-year students gathered to reflect on the first-year read on Sept. 25, Kurlansky was frank: Violence is easy, but it doesn't work. "You've inherited this mess," he told them. "Don't let anyone tell you that you can't change it." More >>

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Diploma Deception

In a Sept. 27 opinion piece in The Columbus Dispatch, former Ohio Gov. Bob Taft, now a UD distinguished research associate in educational excellence, writes that many students with high school diplomas and above-average GPAs aren't actually ready for college. More >>

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Battleground State

UD history professor John Heitmann will be featured Oct. 6 on ABC World News With Charles Gibson as part of the network's view of life in battleground states. It's part of the show's "Great American Battleground Bus Tour." More >>

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Media Buzz Over 'Liberal Lies'

UD history professor Larry Schweikart has received nationwide attention recently in major news media and on syndicated radio. More >>

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'A Good Exercise'

UD's new emergency notification system worked well after the windstorm that left part of campus in the dark; parents appreciated it as much as the students did. More >>

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