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H.A.W.K. investigations
Investigations of American higher education, from inside its institutions and from above.
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Highway 528, the Space Corridor: a place-based guide from Orlando to the coast.
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The Network
Follow the investigative series about higher education governance and political power.
Read →The Empires Strike Back
Why power returns, and how democracies forget the lessons they once learned. Start with Article I.
Read →Me at 50, America at 250
How a Bicentennial quarter prepared me for stewardship, citizenship, and hope over five decades.
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The H.A.W.K. Method describes how Professor Hakawati approaches questions. Essays & Investigations is where you find the resulting scholarship. You can start reading without learning the method.