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College Students as Off-Campus Doers

The Monitor's View

Christian Science Monitor

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

One leader in this public-service movement is the University of Pennsylvania. It has embraced its West Philadelphia neighbors by setting up dozens of courses for students to work in the community, using knowledge from a range of disciplines, such as nutrition. But the most visible evidence of this trend came after hurricane Katrina, when some 200,000 students used their college breaks to help rebuild the Gulf Coast.

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