In this concise and compelling book, Henry Reichman, who chaired the American Association of University Professors Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure for nearly a decade, mounts a rigorous defense of academic freedom and its principal means of protection: the system of academic tenure. Probing academic freedoms role in multiple contexts.
Race, Gender, and Identity among Black Women in College
Racial and gender inequities persist among college students, despite ongoing efforts to combat them. Students of color face alienation, stereotyping, low expectations, and lingering racism even as they actively engage in the academic and social worlds of college life. The Unchosen Me examines the experiences of African American collegiate women ......
Distinguished by their sharp insights, eloquence, even humor, the writings of Martin Trow on the development of higher education have helped define the field. Collected here are his most influential essays, tracing the arc and evolution of his prolific scholarly career over more than four decades.Trow is well known for his pioneering work on the ......
Distinguished by their sharp insights, eloquence, even humor, the writings of Martin Trow on the development of higher education have helped define the field. Collected here are his most influential essays, tracing the arc and evolution of his prolific scholarly career over more than four decades.Trow is well known for his pioneering work on the ......
Is your family just starting to think about visiting colleges? Maybe you are in the throes of the process, feeling stressed out and overwhelmed. Did we miss a deadline? Should we be looking in-state or out-of-state, big school or small school? And what is a ""FAFSA"" anyway?
The recent trend of trying to measure higher education's return on investment misses a fundamental point, argue Charity Johansson and Peter Felten. The central purpose of a college or university is to transform the lives of students-not to merely change them or help them mature. This transformation is an ongoing process of intentionally aligning ......
Helps nurse educators, administrators and graduate students recruit, educate and graduate culturally diverse nurses for a diverse population. This book addresses barriers to success for nursing students from culturally diverse backgrounds in the US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. It analyzes institutionalized racism in nursing education.
The Story of a Little-Known College's Strategic Climb to National Distinction updated edition
Ten years after the publication of Transforming a College, Elon University continues to thrive as a school that reinvented itself and its community around the idea of inspiring and guiding students. George Kellers now-classic account has been used as an inspiration and playbook for many other institutions. Available for the first time in ......
