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Museums and College Campuses as Community Hubs and Cultural Centers

Inside Higher Ed

opened with a searing attack that is at once ferocious and amusingly sarcastic: “Recent visitors to the Smithsonian's Natural History Museum were greeted with some unpleasant news: the museum was contaminated. Steven Mintz is professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin. Inquiring minds would like to know.

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Record bond measures, higher ed policy on states' ballots

Inside Higher Ed

Two-thirds of the revenue from the tax would go toward improving academic improvement and scholarships, while a third would go toward repairing and upgrading athletic facilities, including the football stadium. The tax would bring in about $36 million a year and $720 million over 20 years, The San Joaquin Valley Sun reported.

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