New project on global learning.With support from the Henry Luce Noun 1. Henry Luce - United States publisher of magazines (1898-1967) Henry Robinson Luce, Luce Foundation, AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) An audio compression technology that is part of the MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 standards. AAC, especially MPEG-4 AAC, provides greater compression and better sound quality than MP3, which also came out of the MPEG standard. & U has launched a new project designed to create a network of sixteen colleges and universities. Using global issues as an organizing principle for general education, these institutions will develop programs that prepare students for citizenship citizenship Relationship between an individual and a state in which the individual owes allegiance to the state and in turn is entitled to its protection. In general, full political rights, including the right to vote and to hold public office, are predicated on citizenship. in a world of global change and interdependence in·ter·de·pen·dent adj. Mutually dependent: "Today, the mission of one institution can be accomplished only by recognizing that it lives in an interdependent world with conflicts and overlapping interests" . The project, called Shared Futures: General Education for Global Learning, is part of the AAC & U initiative Shared Futures: Global Learning and Social Responsibility. |
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