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- ↑ Bauerlein, Mark (2009-09-02). "The State of General Education". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved 2015-01-21.
- ↑ "Association for Core Texts and Courses & the ACTC Liberal Arts Institute » ACTC History". Archived from the original on 2015-01-13. Retrieved 2015-01-21.
- ↑ "Institutional Membership". ACTC. Archived from the original on 2015-03-27. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
