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Slate's Explainer: What Makes an 'American' University?

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By Andy Bowers

Published June 23, 2005 at 12:00 AM EDT

American University campuses are common all around the world, but what exactly makes a university "American?" Slate senior editor Andy Bowers offers an explaination.

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Andy Bowers oversees Slate's collaboration with NPR?s daytime news magazine, Day to Day. He helps produce the work of Slate's writers for radio, and can also be heard on the program.

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