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The Hamilton Center and Challenges in Academia
Exploring the establishment of the Hamilton Center at the University of Florida, focusing on recruiting diverse applicants and professors for a liberal arts college experience. Discussions include challenges in historical education, the politicization of higher education in Florida, adapting to changing demographics in colleges, evolving teaching methods towards a specialized and unbundled approach, and instilling grit in students for self-assessment. The chapter also addresses the impact of quality individuals leaving Washington on the political landscape, dysfunction in the Senate, and the importance of critical consumption of information for a more deliberative legislative branch.