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by In the Basement of the Ivory Tower: Confessions of an Accidental Academic

  5 “WPA Outcomes Statement for First-Year Composition.” Council of Writing Program Administrators. wpacouncil.org. n.d.

  6 Mina P. Shaughnessy. Errors and Expectations: A Guide for the Teacher of Basic Writing. New York: Oxford University Press, 1977.

  19. On Borrowing Liberally from Other People’s Work

  1 “Student Kills Arkansas Professor, Himself.” Philadelphia Inquirer, SF Edition, 29 Aug. 2000: A04.

  20. The College Bubble

  1 Thomas Sowell. The Housing Boom and Bust. New York: Basic Books, 2009.

  2 Jo Becker, Sheryl Gay Stolberg, and Stephan Labaton. “Bush Drive for Home Ownership Fueled Housing Bubble.” NYTimes.com. 20 Dec. 2008.

  3 “Excerpts of the President’s Remarks in Warren, Michigan, Today and a Fact Sheet on the American Graduation Initiative.” White House—Office of the Press Secretary. www.whitehouse.gov. 14 July 2009.

  21. Nobody Move

  1 Susan Snyder. “U. Delaware Planning Big Expansion.” Philadelphia Inquirer, City-C Edition, 27 Oct. 2009: B01.

  2 Tamar Lewin. “Yale to Raise Enrollment by 15 Percent.” New York Times, Late Edition—Final, 8 June 2008: A37.

  3 Frank Lombardi. “Fordham Growin’Up: Expansion of Lincoln Center Campus Likely Will Be Approved After Key Vote.” Daily News (New York), Sports Final Edition—Suburban, 11 June 2009: 46.

  4 Lisa W. Foderaro. “Critics Turn Out at Open House on N.Y.U. Expansion.” New York Times, Late Edition—Final, Metropolitan Desk, 15 April 2010: A21.

  5 “Columbia University in the City of New York: Manhattanville in West Harlem.” Manhattanville Planning Updates. www.columbia.edu.

  6 “Community College of Philadelphia; Community College of Philadelphia to Break Ground on Multimillion Dollar Expansions in Philadelphia.” Biotech Business Week, 20 Oct. 2008. Expanded Reporting: 1390.

  7 Ralph K. M. Haurwitz. “Trustee Candidates Aspire to AAC Board at Time of Growth.” Statesman.com. 2 May 2010.

  8 Sean McHugh. “Kalamazoo Valley Community College to Start $12 Million Expansion.” Mlive.com. 3 Sept. 2009.

  9 “Officials Cut Ribbon at Expanded Upper Bucks Campus.” News release. www.bucks.edu.

  10 “Ivy Tech Unveils Major Muncie Campus Expansion.” www.insideindianabusiness.com. 3 Sept. 2009.

  11 Goldie Bluemenstyk. “Expansion in Mind, Colleges Snap Up Real Estate in Buyers’ Markets.” Chronicle of Higher Education 56.19 (2010): A14.

  12 Curtis Daniels. “Florissant Valley Seeks Campus Expansion.” www.meramecmontage.com. 24 Feb. 2010.

  13 “Are Too Many Students Going to College?” Chronicle Review: The Chronicle of Higher Education, 8 Nov. 2009.

  14 Sandy Baum and Patricia Steele. “Who Borrows Most? Bachelor’s Degree Recipients with High Levels of Student Debt.” College Board Advocacy and Policy Center—Trends in Higher Education Series, 2010.

  15 Liana Orsolini-Hain, Ph.D., R.N.; and Verle Waters, M.A., R.N. “Education Evolution: A Historical Perspective of Associate Degree Nursing.” Journal of Nursing Education 48.5 (2009): 266–71.

  16 “Nursing Tug of War.” Inside Higher Ed, 7 Jan. 2010.

  17 Normand R. Bernier and Jack E. Williams. Beyond Beliefs: Ideological Foundations of American Education. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 1973.

  18 Barack Obama. “Reclaiming the American Dream Speech.” Bettendorf, IA, 7 Nov. 2007. Quoted in “Barack Obama and Joe Biden: Making College Affordable for Everyone.” www.barackobama.com.

  19 “Are Too Many Students Going to College?” Chronicle Review: The Chronicle of Higher Education, 8 Nov. 2009.

  20 Marty Nemko. “America’s Most Overrated Product: the Bachelor’s Degree.” Chronicle of Higher Education 54.34 (2008): B17–18.