Higher education, tertiary education Books
The University of Alabama Press New Lights in the Valley The Emergence of UAB
Book SynopsisFrom its early days as a struggling offshoot of the capstone campus in Tuscaloosa, University of Alabama's (UAB) journey to its status as a major medical complex and urban research university has been a bumpy but interesting one. This work explains why, despite various hurdles and distractions, UAB has arisen to be Alabama's largest employer.Trade ReviewTennant McWilliams has written a superb account of UAB's history.... The research is prodigious, the interpretations sustainable. This book makes a substantial contribution to the literature of higher education and a huge contribution to the history of The University of Alabama, indeed the history of this state and of its 'Magic City.' - E. Culpepper Clark, author of The Schoolhouse Door: Segregation's Last Stand at The University of Alabama ""Just magnificentl... I am impressed with the accuracy and the detail and the historical sweep of the project, especially the early references to the cities of Europe. This is a monumental piece of scholarly work that deserves wide readership."" - Clifton K. Meador, M.D., School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University
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The University of Alabama Press A Family Home A History of the Presidents Mansion
Book SynopsisPresents the story of growth of a relatively small school to an internationally known and respected university. This title offers the history of Auburn University's President's Home from its construction as a WPA project on 'Ag Hill' in 1938 to the author's tenure as the University's first lady from early 2004 until the summer of 2007.Trade ReviewNell Richardson takes us on a wonderful journey with those who lived in and took great care of a significant piece of Auburn history - not just the physical structure of the president's home, but of the experiences and emotions that seep through the cracks today. Richardson's generous spirit in sharing the experiences and life-changing events of API's and Auburn's first families makes this an excellent contribution. The term 'Auburn family' is not used lightly, and the relationships expounded upon in this book provide a peek into how all first families were actually part of a much larger lineage. Hats off Nell Richardson! - Debbie Shaw '84, Vice President for Alumni Affairs and Executive Director Auburn Alumni Association
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University of Alabama Press The Schoolhouse Door Segregations Last Stand at
Book SynopsisDivided into two parts, this title presents a story that covers the period 1943-57, which centers on the admission to and expulsion from the University of Alabama of Autherine Lucy in 1956. It also looks at the events culminating in Wallace's spectacular stand at Foster Auditorium in June 1963.Trade ReviewThis is an important and moving story. Clark tells its well, respecting his historical actors by treating them critically but fairly, and respecting his readers by allowing them to draw their own conclusions. - American Historical Review ""E. Culpepper Clark tells a powerful story, balancing the need for continuity of theme with dozens of anecdotal illustrations of the main points, which are always blended gracefully and strategically into the narrative. The writing is accessible, engaging, and more than occasionally eloquent."" - History of Education Quarterly ""Culpepper's account of how Alabama came to occupy a special place in the demise of both segregation and states' rights deserves a close reading."" - Library Journal
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Ohio University Press Writing in Disguise
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UNIV OF MISSOURI PR massacreinmexico
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Rowman & Littlefield Pedagogy Symbolic Control and Identity Critical
Book SynopsisThis volume, the fifth in the series developing Bernstein's code theory, presents a clear account of the developments of this code theory and shows the close relation between its development and the empirical research to which the theory has given rise.Trade ReviewBernstein allows us to see social class as more than simply an economic category but as a sociolinguistic and cultural category as well. * Discourse & Society *Table of ContentsPart 1 Towards a Revised Theory of Pedagogy Chapter 2 Pedagogic Codes and their Modalities of Practice Chapter 3 The Pedagogic Device Chapter 4 Pedagogizing Knowledge: Studies in Recontextualizing Chapter 5 Official Knowledge and Pedagogic Identities: The Politics of Recontextualizing Chapter 6 The Divorce of Knowledge from the Knower Part 7 Theory and Research Chapter 8 Codes and Research Chapter 9 Research and Language of Description Part 10 Critique and Response Chapter 11 Sociolinguistics: A Personal View Chapter 12 Vertical and Horizontal Discourses: An Essay Chapter 13 Codes and their Positioning: A Case Study in Misrecognition Chapter 14 Bernstein Interviewed
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University of Exeter Press Higher Education In The Gulf Problems and
Book SynopsisThis book will be useful to those in the West and in the Middle East with an interest in the contemporary state of the higher educational system in the region and in education in general. It concentrates on the Gulf, but the problems of control, development, curriculum and purpose in higher education are found throughout the Middle East.Trade Review Table of ContentsContents: Gulf higher education - overview from the West and some themes for research, K.E. Shaw; internal evaluation in higher education - towards a model for Third World countries, Nathir G. Sara; quantifiable and unquantifiable costs and benefits of higher education in an Arab Gulf context, Kamil Mahdi; strategic studies in the Gulf, A. Rathmell; the dialogue of ink, blood and water - higher education in Iraq, progress and problems, A.J. Allaq; higher education in Oman - its development and prospects, M. al-Shibiny; higher education in the UAE - history and prospects, Khalifa al-Suwaidi; prospects of higher education in the UAE - the higher colleges of technology, S. al-Jassim; Sudanese influences on Gulf higher education, H.O. Ahmed; Omanisation and faculty development in Oman, F.N. al-Farsi; faculty and administration in Oman, Khalifa al-Saadi; curriculum and teacher training in the UAE, H.A. al-Banna.
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Te Herenga Waka University Press Living and Learning
Book SynopsisReporting the findings of a series of in-depth studies based on diverse groups of students, including early school-leavers, men, Maori, teachers, nurses, midcareer students, and retirees, this book examines these students' patterns of study, their employment status, their motivations, and the decisions they make. It examines how they experience university, how they see their futures, and how educational institutions might better plan, promote, process, and deliver courses to this growing group of older students.
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Michigan State University Press The Development of Higher Education and Social
Book SynopsisWagaw sets out to prove that, although other modernizing institutions of learning may contribute significantly to social and economic change, institutions of higher education and their students already have effected profound revolution and proven indispensable to the established order in Ethiopia.
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Michigan State University Press Old Hopes for a New Place The Legacy of Arend D
Book SynopsisArend D Lubbers was president of an unusual state university for a long time - thirty-two years - and during a very significant period of American and global history - 1969-2001. This collection of his speeches shows that Lubbers practiced what he preached.
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Michigan State University Press Michigan State University The Rise of a Research
Book SynopsisIn the 1960s and '70s, Michigan State College transformed into the major research institution known today as Michigan State University, a true megaversity. Michigan State University, the final volume of this trilogy, explores the history of that transformation and the growing pains the school endured as it became a part of the Association of American Universities.
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Michigan State University Press Democracy and Higher Education Traditions and
Book SynopsisDemocracy and Higher Education contributes to a new line of research on the critically important task of strengthening and defending higher education's positive roles in and for a democratic society.
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Georgetown University Press Georgetown at Two Hundred Faculty Reflections on
Book SynopsisAnswers the fundamental question: How does a university like Georgetown maintain and develop its Catholic and Jesuit identity while actively engaging in the often conflicting political, social, and religious debates that America must urgently conduct today?
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The University of Akron Press Summits Glory Sketches of Buchtel College and the
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Dr. Donald C. Martin Road Map for Graduate Study A Guide for
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Prickly Paradigm Press, LLC Community of Scholars Community of Teachers
Book SynopsisAcademics routinely engage with colleagues in the research community as a critical part of their work. But, although many researchers are also dedicated teachers, teaching tends to be seen as a private matter between a teacher and his or her students. But why shouldn't faculty members feel a similar impulse to be aware of what their colleagues are doing in the area of teaching? What do we miss when the conversation, especially at major research universities, is focused almost exclusively on research? In this revised and expanded collection of essays, Judith Shapiro, former president of Barnard College, issues an impassioned clarion call for a renewed focus on the role of community in teaching. When faculty members feel that they are not only a community of scholars, but also a community of teachers, teaching becomes more engaging for both students and teachers. Encouraging high-quality conversation about the pedagogical approaches that have proven most effective also puts the contribu
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University of Exeter The City on the Hill
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Hassell Street Press The Pilgrims Regress
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BookBaby College Admissions Guide
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Getting into Medical School For Dummies
Book SynopsisYour plain-English guide to getting into the medical school of your dreams Getting accepted to medical school is a long and rigorous process and many students find they need help.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 About This Book 1 Conventions Used in This Book 2 What You’re Not to Read 2 Foolish Assumptions 3 How This Book is Organized 3 Part I: Planning the Premedical Years 3 Part II: Applying to Medical School 3 Part III: Osteopathic Medical Schools, Dual-Degree Programs, and More 4 Part IV: Nontraditional Applicants, Reapplicants, and Disadvantaged Applicants 5 Part V: You’re In! Getting Ready to Go 5 Part VI: The Part of Tens 5 Icons Used in This Book 6 Where to Go from Here 6 Part I: Planning the Premedical Years 9 Chapter 1: Turning Your Dream of Going to Medical School into a Reality 11 So You Want to Be a Doctor: Thinking about Medicine as a Career 11 Mapping Out College and Participating in Extracurricular Activities 12 Assessing the Medical School Application Process 13 Looking at the timeline13 Taking the MCAT 14 Selecting schools 15 Submitting primary applications 15 Obtaining letters of recommendation 16 Completing secondary applications 16 Interviewing with schools 16 Hearing whether you’re in, out, or waitlisted 17 Considering All Your Options 17 Osteopathic medical schools 18 Dual-degree programs 18 International medical schools 19 Taking Care of Special Situations 19 Nontraditional applicants 20 Reapplicants 20 Minority and disadvantaged applicants and applicants with disabilities 21 Heading to Medical School 21 Confronting the cost 21 Getting off to a good start 22 Chapter 2: Considering a Medical Career 23 Understanding the Pros and Cons of Entering Medicine 23 Evaluating the rewards 24 Assessing the drawbacks and sacrifices 25 Becoming a Physician in a Few Not-So-Easy Steps 25 Starting out: The premedical years 26 Moving closer to your goal: Medical school 26 Preparing to practice medicine: Residency 27 Deciding to go further: Fellowship 28 Finishing at last: Becoming an attending physician 28 Becoming Licensed to Practice Medicine 29 Surveying Practice Types 29 Private solo and group practices 30 Community clinics 30 Academic institutions 30 Practicing as a hospitalist and other options 31 Assessing Your Chances of Acceptance to Medical School 31 Playing the numbers game: Medical school applicants versus seats in medical schools 32 Gauging grades and test scores: GPA and the MCAT 33 Looking beyond the numbers 34 Deciding Whether Medicine is Right for You 35 Chapter 3: Mapping Out Your College Years 37 Understanding the Role of the Premedical Years 37 Building a foundation for medical school 38 Exploring your interests 38 Choosing an Undergraduate School 39 Recognizing that where you go matters 39 Comparing major research institutions and small liberal arts colleges 40 Finding a school with strong support for premeds 41 Looking at location 42 Selecting a Major 42 Going the traditional route: Science majors 43 Taking a different path: Nonscience majors 43 Planning Your Premedical Course Work 44 The essentials: Familiarizing yourself with the prerequisites for medical school 45 Reading the fi ne print: Policies about AP credit and community college courses 45 Going above and beyond: Courses that are recommended but not required 46 Studying Abroad 47 Perusing Premedical Post-Baccalaureate Programs 48 Considering formal post-bac programs 49 Taking post-bac courses independently 50 Chapter 4: Making the Most of Extracurricular Activities 51 Understanding the Role of Extracurricular Activities in Admissions 51 Demonstrating familiarity with the medical field 52 Showing that you have a life outside the library 53 Gaining Clinical Experience 53 Volunteering in clinical settings 54 Shadowing physicians 55 Doing international medical missions 56 Delving into Research 57 Deciding whether to do research 57 Doing basic or clinical research.58 Setting up a research experience 59 Giving Back: Taking Part in Community Service 60 Joining Clubs and Organizations 60 Being part of a premedical club 61 Exploring other clubs and interest groups 61 Having Paid Employment as a Premedical Student 62 Fitting It All In 62 Prioritizing and organizing 63 Balancing depth with breadth 64 Part II: Applying to Medical School 65 Chapter 5: Surveying the Application Process 67 Getting Familiar with the Three Major Steps of the Admissions Process 68 First up: The primary application 68 Next in line: The secondary application 69 Time to talk: The interview 69 Timing Your Application 70 Entering medical school immediately after college 70 Taking a gap year 71 Understanding Rolling Admissions 72 Being Conscious of the Application Timeline 73 Junior year of college 75 Senior year of college 78 Considering Early Decision Programs 80 Getting Help from a Premedical Advisor 81 Using your premedical advising office effectively 82 Finding a premedical advisor if your school doesn’t have one 83 Chapter 6: Tackling the MCAT 85 Beginning with a Few MCAT Basics 86 Registering for the test 86 Getting an overview of the test’s length and structure 87 Interpreting your test score 87 Understanding the Importance of the MCAT in Admissions 88 Recognizing why schools stress the MCAT in admissions 88 Discovering how schools use the MCAT in admissions 89 Checking Out What’s on the MCAT 90 Physical Sciences 90 Verbal Reasoning 91 Biological Sciences 92 Trial section 92 Preparing for the MCAT 92 Examining specific prep approaches 93 Choosing study materials 96 Making a study schedule 97 Preparing for the science sections 98 Mastering the Verbal Reasoning section 99 Perfecting your timing 100 Surviving Test Day 101 Walking through the testing experience 101 Dealing with test-day anxiety 102 Considering the option of voiding your exam 103 Retaking the MCAT 104 Deciding whether you should retake the test 105 Timing your next try 106 Preparing the second time around 107 Applying to Medical School Before You Receive Your MCAT Score 107 Waiting for your scores before you send your application 108 Sending your application to your entire list before you have your score 108 Applying to a few schools without your scores and then adding more 109 Looking to 2015: Major Changes Are Coming to the MCAT 110 Familiarizing yourself with the changes 110 Gearing up for the new test 112 Chapter 7: Choosing Medical Schools 113 Researching Schools 113 Using school websites, admissions offices, and other resources 114 Considering a few factors 115 Determining How Many Schools to Include on Your List 121 When to include fewer than 15 schools 121 When to include more than 15 schools 122 Creating a Balanced List: A Mix of Dreams and Practicality 123 Chapter 8: Putting Together Primary Applications 125 Beginning with the Basics of Primary Applications 126 Sorting out application services 126 Breaking down the primary application 127 Timing your applications 128 Planning your strategy 130 Crafting a Strong Personal Statement 131 Being aware of length limits 131 Using the personal statement effectively 132 Tackling the personal statement step by step 133 Sifting through Personal Statement Examples 140 Example 1: Taking an artistic approach 140 Analyzing why Example 1 works 142 Example 2: Showcasing an adventurous applicant 143 Assessing the intriguing elements of Example 2 144 Example 3: Seeing what not to write 145 Dissecting what went wrong in Example 3 147 Completing the Work and Activities Section 147 Choosing activities and deciding which are most meaningful 148 Writing the descriptions 149 Entering Course Work and Understanding GPAs 151 Wading through course work information 152 Getting a handle on GPA calculations 152 Chapter 9: Looking at Letters of Recommendation and Secondary Applications 155 Using a Premedical Committee Letter versus Seeking Individual Letters 156 In a group: Premedical committee letters 156 Singled out: Individual letters 158 Choosing Evaluators and Requesting Letters 159 The key to great letters: Getting to know your potential evaluators 160 It’s time: Deciding when to ask for letters 161 Step by step: Approaching a potential evaluator 162 In all honesty: Handling a less-than-enthusiastic response 164 Discovering the Characteristics of Strong Letters of Recommendation 164 Submitting Your Letters of Recommendation 167 Sending letters to application services 167 Coordinating your letters through your premedical advisor or a letter service 168 Waiving your right to see your letters 169 Grasping the Basics of Secondary Applications 170 Knowing what to expect from secondaries 170 Surveying the screening process 171 Perusing common secondary prompts 171 Knowing that timing is everything 173 Managing secondaries 174 Chapter 10: Acing the Medical School Interview 177 Looking at the Interview’s Role in the Admissions Process 178 Becoming Acquainted with Interview Formats 179 One-on-one and panel interviews 180 Open fi le, closed fi le, and semi-closed fi le interviews 180 The multiple mini-interview 181 Examining the Elements of a Strong Interview 184 Getting Ready for a Traditional Interview 185 Taking a few basic steps 185 Tackling common interview questions 186 Crafting your responses 187 Doing a mock interview 190 Going a Little Further to Prepare for an MMI 191 Taking a few additional steps 192 Checking out examples of MMI stations 193 Dealing with Logistics 194 Scheduling your interview 194 Getting there 195 Staying in a hotel or with a student host 195 Choosing Your Interview Attire 196 Men’s attire 197 Women’s attire 197 Walking Through a Typical Interview Day Schedule 198 Attending orientation 199 Touring the campus 199 Taking time for lunch 200 Undertaking interviews (finally!) 200 Sending Thank-You Letters 201 Deciding who should get a letter 202 Debating how to deliver the message 202 Compiling a letter 203 Chapter 11: Hearing Back 207 You Did It! Celebrating Acceptances 207 Managing multiple acceptances 208 Going on second look visits 209 Choosing a school 209 Oh No! Suffering Rejections 210 Noting common reasons for rejection 210 Taking the next steps 211 What Now? Working Your Way off Waitlists 212 Distinguishing types of waitlists 212 Knowing what to do if you’re waitlisted 213 Part III: Osteopathic Medical Schools, Dual-Degree Programs, and More 217 Chapter 12: Applying to Osteopathic (DO) Medical Schools 219 Understanding What Being an Osteopathic Physician Means 220 Perusing the principles and philosophy of osteopathic medicine 220 Comparing and contrasting allopathic and osteopathic medical educations 221 Exploring osteopathic medicine 221 Getting a license as an osteopathic physician and matching into a residency 222 Making the Decision to Apply to DO Schools 224 Determining whether osteopathic medicine is right for you 224 Becoming a strong DO applicant 225 Undertaking Applications for Osteopathic Medical Schools 226 Getting an overview of the AACOMAS application 227 Creating a compelling personal statement for DO schools 228 Completing the work, volunteer, and extracurricular activities sections 231 Mastering the interview at osteopathic schools 231 Chapter 13: Exploring Dual-Degree Programs 233 Considering a Baccalaureate-MD Program 234 Examining the mechanics of a bacc-MD program 234 Recognizing the advantages 235 Determining the drawbacks 236 Applying to Baccalaureate-MD Programs 237 Discovering how to be a strong contender for bacc-MD programs 237 Surveying the bacc-MD application process 238 Handling supplemental essay questions 239 Interviewing for bacc-MD programs 239 Getting to Know MD-PhD Programs 240 Describing MD-PhD programs 241 Carefully considering MD-PhD programs 242 Navigating the MD-PhD Admissions Process 243 Figuring out whether you’re a competitive MD-PhD applicant244 Going through the application process for MD-PhD programs 244 Gearing up for additional application essays 245 Interviewing for MD-PhD programs 246 Eyeing Other Types of Dual-Degree Programs 248 Chapter 14: Investigating International Medical Schools 249 Considering Reasons to Apply Internationally 250 Selecting International Schools 251 Researching international schools 251 Asking the right questions 253 Contemplating Caribbean Medical Schools 253 Courting Canadian Medical Schools 255 Mulling Medical Schools in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Australia 256 Noting Financial Considerations for International Medical Students 257 Tackling Licensure Guidelines and Residency Training for IMGs 258 Understanding licensure challenges for IMGs 258 Landing a residency 259 Part IV: Nontraditional Applicants, Reapplicants, and Disadvantaged Applicants 261 Chapter 15: Doing Things Differently: Nontraditional Applicants. 263 Getting an Overview of Nontraditional Applicants 263 Completing or Updating Premedical Course Work 265 Doing the prerequisite course work required for medical school 265 Updating your academic experiences 266 Undertaking the Application Process 267 Telling your story in the personal statement 267 Using the work and activities section effectively 268 Lining up letters of recommendation 269 Looking at interview tips for the nontraditional applicant 270 Considering Challenges Facing Nontraditional Applicants 271 Returning to school 271 Facing stereotypes 272 Lacking a peer group as a medical student 273 Balancing family life with medical school 274 Chapter 16: Try, Try Again: Reapplicants 275 Timing Your Next Application 275 Reapplying immediately 276 Waiting a year or more 277 Improving the Numbers: Applicants with Low GPAs 277 Considering post-baccalaureate programs with undergraduate-level course work 279 Surveying special master’s programs 279 Taking classes independently 280 Taking Action When the MCAT is the Issue 281 Facing the problem 281 Retaking the MCAT 282 Adding to Your Clinical, Research, and Other Experiences 282 Revisiting Your School Options 283 Applying to a broader range of schools 284 Considering osteopathic or international schools 284 Revising Your Personal Statement 285 Updating Your Letters of Recommendation 286 Chapter 17: Minority Applicants, Disadvantaged Applicants, and Applicants with Disabilities 287 Defining Underrepresented Minorities in Medicine 288 Designating Yourself as Socioeconomically Disadvantaged 288 Surveying Resources for Minority and Disadvantaged Applicants 290 Examining enrichment programs 291 Finding financial resources 292 Applying with a Disability 293 Obtaining accommodations for the MCAT 293 Disclosing a disability 294 Part V: You’re In! Getting Ready to Go 295 Chapter 18: Paying for Medical School 297 Confronting the Cost of Medical School 297 Understanding the cost of attendance 298 Putting together a budget 299 Determining your eligibility for aid 301 Exploring Types of Aid 302 Institutional aid 303 Federal Direct Loans303 Other federal loans 305 Private loans 305 Service-based scholarships 306 Applying for Financial Aid 307 Working during Medical School 308 Chapter 19: Starting Medical School 309 Enjoying the Summer Before: A Time of Relaxation and Preparation 309 Nailing Down Logistics and More 311 Housing 311 Transportation 312 Other considerations 313 Getting Off to a Good Start 314 Staying organized 314 Building a support system 315 Redefining Success as You Progress through Medical School 317 Part VI: The Part of Tens 319 Chapter 20: Ten Things to Know about Medical School 321 Your School Wants You to Succeed 321 It’s Difficult 322 It’s Fun 322 You Start at the Bottom of the Hierarchy 323 Eat and Sleep When You Can 324 Nurses Can Make Your Life Easier — or Harder 324 You Change Your Mind about Your Specialty Many Times 325 Sometimes You Wonder Why You Went 325 You Can Be a Medical Student and Still Have a Life 326 It Goes By Quickly 326 Chapter 21: Ten Terms You Won’t Find in Your Medical School Textbooks 327 Zebra 327 Gunner 328 Scut 328 Hit 328 GI Rounds 329 White Cloud 329 Black Cloud 329 404 Error 329 Benign Rotation 330 Malignant Rotation 330 Index 331
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd How to Succeed in College and Beyond
Book SynopsisHow to Succeed in College and Beyondis an insightful, inspired guide to the undergraduate experience that helps students balance the joy of learning with the necessity of career preparation. Features a wealth of advice for getting the most from an undergraduate education, especially inthe areas of arts and humanities, written by an experienced educator and mentor Covers the entire undergraduate experience, from high school preparation, applications,financial aid, each undergraduate year from freshman to senior, junior year abroad course selection, and extra-curricular activities, to independent study, honors essays, graduate school, dissertations, and career searches Discusses the benefits of pursuing an arts and humanities degree including how to write effectively, speak articulately, and Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix 1 Introduction: How to Succeed in College and Beyond: The Art of Learning 1 Part I Beginnings 13 2 How to Prepare for College 15 3 The College Olympics: How to Choose the Right College and How to Get the Right College to Choose You 24 Part II The College Experience 39 4 Twenty Suggestions for Incoming College Freshmen 41 5 Nineteen Suggestions for College Sophomores 52 6 Suggestions for College Juniors: Balancing the Joy and Practicality of Learning 57 7 Making the Most of Your Senior Year in College 66 8 Planning for the Future: Suggestions for Seniors Graduating from College 72 Part III Further Essentials 79 9 Seventeen Suggestions for How to Choose Classes in College 81 10 The Greek System: Should You Join a Fraternity or Sorority? 87 11 More Thoughts on the College Experience: Brief Observations and Suggestions 98 12 Growing Young Adults: What Parents Need to Know About Their Children in College 105 Part IV The Value of the Humanities 109 13 Why Study the Humanities? 111 14 Do the Humanities Help Us Understand the World in Which We Live? 117 15 What to Do with a Bachelor of Arts in English 124 16 Does It Make Sense to Pursue a Humanities Doctorate? The Pros and Cons of Graduate Education in the Humanities 131 Part V Perspectives of a Professor 141 17 Are Teaching and Research Mutually Exclusive? 143 18 The Classroom as Opportunity: Teaching Students How to Enjoy and Understand Literature, Read Closely, Write Lucidly, and Think Independently 148 19 Changing the World One Step at a Time: Comparing Contemporary Students with Those of the Explosive 1968–1970 Period 162 Works Cited and Select Bibliography 174 Index 181
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St Martin's Press 50 Successful Harvard Medical School Essays
Book SynopsisFifty all-new essays that got their authors into Harvard Medical School, including MCAT scores, showing what worked, what didn’t, and how you can do it too.
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Holt McDougal Valedictorians at the Gate
Book SynopsisNamed one of Grown & Flown''s Best Book on College Admissions and Paying for CollegeThe most honest, most helpful book I've ever read on applying to college (New York Times bestselling author Adam Grant), Valedictorians at the Gate offers empowering advice and humorous asides that demystifies the college application process and encourages students to select a school that best reflects their personal values, academic pursuits, and potential career goals.After spending years as a college admissions director at Dartmouth, Becky Munsterer Sabky had seen it all. The perfect grades, the perfect scores, and the perfect extracurriculars. Valedictorians were knocking at the gate, but Becky realized that in their quest for admission many of these students were missing something. Their transcripts were golden, their interviews polished, but they weren't applying for college, they were competing for itand in the end they didn't know what prize
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St. Martin's Publishing Group 50 Successful Harvard Application Essays 6th
Book SynopsisFifty all-new essays that got their authors into Harvard, with updated statistics and analysis, showing what worked, what didn't, and how you can do it, too.With talented applicants coming from the top high schools as well as the pressure to succeed from family and friends, it's no wonder that writing college application essays is one of the most stressful tasks high schoolers face. In addition, since our last edition of 50 Successful Harvard Application Essays, the application process has shifted toward a more widespread acceptance of the test-optional model. The remaining components of the application are more heavily weighted and the personal statement has never been a more important factor in the admissions process. Test-optional policies have also led to many selective universities seeing an increase in applicants, so a particularly strong essay can help you stand out in this larger applicant pool. To help, this completely new edition of 50 Suc
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McGraw-Hill Companies P.O.W.E.R. Learning Strategies for Success in
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McGraw-Hill Companies Loose Leaf for P.O.W.E.R. Learning Strategies for
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Mariner Books The Last Negroes at Harvard
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Crown Publishing Group (NY) The Price of Admission Updated Edition
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Sourcebooks, Inc Fiske Real College Essays That Work Fiske College
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Thomas Nelson Publishers 1001 Things Every College Student Needs to Know
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Teaching Psychology in Higher Education
Book SynopsisUsing the latest research in teaching and learning and drawing upon the experiences and skills of key people in the field, Teaching Psychology in Higher Education presents effective, evidence-based practice and advice that will be invaluable for both experienced and new lecturers.Trade Review"The breadth of coverage in Upton and Trapp's volume is considerable, and the quality of information in each chapter is high...The tone of the book is always positive and energetic, as one would expect from a rally-cry. Read it, and join the cause." (PLAT journal, December 2010) Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors. Foreword (Stephen E. Newstead, University of Plymouth). Preface (Dominic Upton, University of Worcester and Annie Trapp, Higher Education Academy Psychology Network). Acknowledgements. 1. Individual Differences: Psychology in the European Community (Annie Trapp, Higher Education Academy Psychology Network and Dominic Upton, University of Worcester). 2. Those We Serve? Student Issues and Solutions (Caprice Lantz, Centre of Lifelong Learning, University of York). 3. Myths, Maths and Madness: Misconceptions around Psychology (Peter Reddy, Aston University and Caprice Lantz, Centre of Lifelong Learning, University of York). 4. Teaching You to Suck Eggs? Using Psychology to Teach Psychology (Annie Trapp, Higher Education Academy Psychology Network). 5. Bravery and Creativity through the Curriculum (Douglas A. Bernstein, National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology and Dominic Upton, University of Worcester). 6. Non-Sadistical Methods for Teaching Statistics (Andy P. Field, University of Sussex). 7. Where Angels Fear to Tread: The Undergraduate Research Project (Mark Forshaw, Staffordshire University and Susan Hansen, Middlesex University). 8. How Do You Really Know? (Kathy Harrington, Write Now Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, London Metropolitan University). 9. Onwards and Upwards: Teaching Postgraduate Students (Jacqui Akhurst, York St John University, York). 10. Spreading the Word: Teaching Psychology to Non-Psychologists (Dominic Upton, University of Worcester). 11. Psychology: Past, Present and Future (Dominic Upton, University of Worcester and Annie Trapp, Higher Education Academy Psychology Network). Resource Guide. Index.
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Johns Hopkins University Press Teaching as if Life Matters
Book SynopsisThis fascinating and urgently needed book will inspire today's educators to inspire their students.Trade Review"A thought-provoking book that often caused me to stop and reflect about the meaning of my work as a teacher and mentor." (David E. Drew, Claremont Graduate University)"Table of ContentsGratitudesPrologue1. Teaching as if Life Doesn't Matter: Where We Went Wrong2. We Are Not Just Brains on a Stick: Relationship with Our Feeling Bodies3. Loving the Questions: Relationship with Our Minds4. Seeing Ourselves with New Eyes: Relationship with Self5. Cultivating Classroom Kinship: Relationship with the Human Other6. We Are Expressions of Everything: Relationship with Earth and the CosmosEpilogueBibliographyIndex
£40.95
Johns Hopkins University Press Is Graduate School Really for You
Book SynopsisWhether you are considering applying to graduate school, already enrolled, or would simply like to know more about continuing your education, this is the book for you.Trade ReviewFor an undergraduate curious about graduate school, this book is a perfect guide. Seligman's writing style is clear and concise, and the Q&A format of the book allows readers to search out the questions most compelling (or confusing) to them with succinct answers and explanations... This book is also necessary for anyone's parent, spouse, or friend who is asking: 'what is grad school and why is it taking you so long to get that PhD?' -- Courtney McDermott NACADA Journal My job, as I see it, is to provide that information, thorough and unvarnished. I'm always hunting for resources to help guide undergraduates, and I've lately found a good one: Amanda I. Seligman's recent book, Is Graduate School Really for You? -- Leonard Cassuto Chronicle of Higher EducationTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgments1. So You Want to Go to Graduate School2. Financing Your Education3. Graduate Expectations4. Coursework Is Hard Work5. Dissertations and Theses6. The Academic Culture7. Having a Life in Graduate School8. Degrees, Jobs, and Academic CareersAfterwordNotesGlossarySourcesFor Further ReadingIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press The Attainment Agenda
Book SynopsisThe insights offered in The Attainment Agenda have important implications for public policymakers, college and university leaders, and educational researchers interested in ensuring sustained higher education attainment.Table of ContentsForewordAcknowledgmentsChapter 1. Improving Higher Education Attainment of All Students: A National ImperativeChapter 2. Understanding the Relationship between Public Policy and Higher Education Performance: Guiding PerspectivesChapter 3. Examining the Relationship between Public Policy and Performance in Five States: What We DidChapter 4. Perpetuating Disparity: The Performance and State Policies of Higher Education in GeorgiaChapter 5. A Story of Decline: The Performance and State Policies of Higher Education in IllinoisChapter 6. Much Accomplished, Much at Stake: The Performance and State Policies of Higher Education in MarylandChapter 7. Hard Choices Ahead: The Performance and State Policies of Higher Education in TexasChapter 8. State Policy Leadership Vacuum: The Performance and State Policies of Higher Education in WashingtonChapter 9. Lessons Learned: Conclusions and ImplicationsNotesReferencesIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Age of System
Book SynopsisA highly accomplished historian, Heyck relays this complicated story with unusual clarity.Trade ReviewIn Age of System, Heyck has given science studies and the history of science a useful and needed book. It will be an important resource for those of us who study the history of the human sciences, and for anyone whose work is touched by the rise and fall of the "New Deal/Cold War consensus" American ScienceTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. High Modern Social Science2. Patrons of the Revolution3. The Magical Year 1956, Plue or Minus On4. Producing Reason5. Modernity and Social Change in American Social Science6. A Model Science?ConclusionAppendixNotesIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Remaking College
Book SynopsisBy exploring new ideas, offering bold proposals, and identifying emerging lessons, the authors consider the unique position these schools can play in their communities and in the larger world.Trade ReviewTwo presidents assert that higher education will have to address spiraling costs and that some college-particularly regional liberal arts colleges-will have trouble surviving if they don't. Philadelphia Inquirer Higher education is going under the microscope to prove its value. Add to that a growing chorus of pundits who believe that a liberal arts education is a waste of time and a relic of the past. But two college presidents argue in [ Remaking College] that a liberal arts education is, in fact, crucial to not just boosting the economy but to solving many of the world's problems. University Business This spirited collection of essays offers lessons in what the rhetorician Richard Lanham once called 'the oldest class in American education, the Seminar on the Future of the Liberal Arts.' Across varying discussions, these leaders argue that 'flexibility' will continue to characterize the agility and adaptability that the liberal arts college produces in its graduates and reflects in its own longevity. The Key ReporterTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction. Updating the Liberal Arts Mission for the Twenty-First CenturyPart I: Reimagining the Liberal Arts College in AmericaChapter 1. Remaking, Renewing, Reimagining: The Liberal Arts College Takes Advantage of ChangeChapter 2. Challenges and Opportunities in the Changing LandscapePart II: An Opportunity to Lead Chapter 3. Economics and AffordabilityChapter 4. Using Governance to Strengthen the Liberal ArtsChapter 5. Orchestrating Shared GovernancePart III: Knowledge, Learning, and New TechnologiesChapter 6. Breaking Barriers and Building Bridges in TeachingChapter 7. Interdisciplinary Perspectives and the Liberal ArtsChapter 8. Technology in Education: Revolution or Evolution?Chapter 9. You Can Run, but You Can't HideChapter 10. Technology, Learning, and Campus CulturePart IV: Collaboration and Partnerships Chapter 11. The Future of Liberal Arts Colleges Begins with CollaborationChapter 12. The College without Walls: Partnerships at Home and AbroadChapter 13. The Networked College—Local, Global, VirtualPart V: Residential Communities and Social PurposeChapter 14. The Liberal Arts College UnboundChapter 15. "Glowing against the Gray, Sober against the Fire": Residential Academic Communities in the Twenty-First CenturyChapter 16. The Intercultural Connection: Students and the Liberal ArtsPart VI: Future Prospects for the Liberal Arts College Chapter 17. More to Hope Than to Fear: The Future of the Liberal Arts CollegeContributorsIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Democracys Schools
Book SynopsisBy studying the origins of America's public schools, Neem urges us to focus on the defining features of democratic education: promoting equality, nurturing human beings, preparing citizens, and fostering civic solidarity.Trade ReviewThe book provides a compelling account of how Horace Mann, Reverend William Ellery Channing, Catharine Beecher, and other antebellum advocates of the United States’s common schools brought what amounts to a liberal arts education to the nation’s children. In the face of widespread cynicism about public education, Neem reminds us that public schools can liberate children’s minds from prejudice or vocational preoccupations.—LA Review of BooksThis generally clear and ample account of the origins of public education draws upon the latest research and a good deal of primary-source material. Neem’s adept treatment of the many conflicts evident at the time, along with the extravagant rhetoric that often accompanied reform, makes this book an attractive option for illuminating this period in American history... Democracy’s Schools documents the advance in our understanding of early schooling in the United States, and points to directions for further exploration.—John L. Rury, University of Kansas, Journal of Interdisciplinary HistoryThere is much about Democracy's Schools to appreciate. Neem has immersed himself in a wide array of archival sources. He renders sensible a multitude of dense, sprawling treatises and texts. He produces a well-written, provocative, and cohesive narrative accessible to a lay and scholarly audiences. Moreover, one cannot finish Democracy's Schools without understanding why Neem personally has great faith in public education.—Hilary Moss, Amherst College, History of Education QuarterlyNeem's insights are timely in our twenty-first-century world. At a time when critics on both the Left and Right advocate homeschooling and charter schools as alternatives to traditional public education, when activists question the benefits of a liberal education in a technology-driven age, and when our nation grapples with the effects of ever-increasing cultural diversity, it is worth contemplating the role public schools have played in upholding our democratic institutions.—John Ellis, Bemidji State University, Journal of Southern HistoryNeem is masterful in explaining, to new and seasoned readers, antebellum public education. The origins of debates over governance, funding and curricula (local control versus national priorities, public regulation and taxation versus private management and market fundamentalism) as well as the rights and responsibilities of the majority vis-à-vis those of the many minority groups are illuminated in a clear, thoughtful and even-handed way. Thus, his narrative does more than interpret the past: it also provides a ready and accessible context for many of the current tensions in US education and American democracy.—Thomas V. O'Brien, University of Southern Mississippi, History of EducationNo matter your opinion on public education, [Democracy's Schools] is a valuable book, and its history of American schools is also a fascinating history of America itself.—Addison Del Mastro, The University BookmanTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Citizenship and Self-Culture2. Democratic Education3. Politics of Education4. Teachers and Students5. Containing MultitudesConclusionAppendixNotesIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press How Boards Lead Small Colleges
Book SynopsisA college is only as strong as its board of trustees. While the media frequently report on threats facing colleges and universities, no sector of higher education is in more danger than private colleges with small endowments and low enrollments. Numerous small private liberal arts colleges could benefit from careful consideration of characteristics and practices of successful trusteeship. In How Boards Lead Small Colleges, Alice Lee Williams Brown and Elizabeth Richmond Hayford focus on small collegesthe kind that seldom attract the attention of researchers. Integrating case studies with theoretical analyses of college governance, they explain the basic responsibilities of boards while demonstrating how some develop practices that fulfill these responsibilities more effectively than others. The book emphasizes strategic planning and collaboration between the board and central administrationadvice useful to those governing colleges and universities of all sizes and strengths. For deTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsFrequently Used AcronymsIntroductionChapter One. Characteristics of BoardsChapter Two: Selecting TrusteesChapter Three: Training and Supporting TrusteesChapter Four: Basic Responsibilities of TrusteesChapter Five: Hiring and Supporting the PresidentChapter Six: Evaluating and Possibly Terminating the PresidentChapter Seven: Building Institutional StabilityChapter Eight: Being Responsible to Those Outside the BoardroomChapter Nine: A Critical Element in Making a Small College GreatConclusion: Steps to the FutureNotesReferencesIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press The Great Upheaval
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewSearching for answers to this and other mysteries of Planet Academe, I found some excellent responses in a new book, The Great Upheaval: Higher Education's Past, Present, and Uncertain Future, by Arthur Levine and Scott Van Pelt.—Ann Kirschner, CUNY, ForbesIf you're looking to understand the future of higher education, you couldn't do better than to look at The Great Upheaval. What makes this book so interesting is not only its review of past changes in higher ed, but also its careful look at what has happened in leading industries such as movie-making, filmmaking, and newspapers as they've been disrupted by the online world.—Barbara Oakley, Oakland University, McMaster University, Barbara Oakley, PhDI have never doubted that higher education was on an unsustainable path and after reading The Great Upheaval by Arthur Levine and Scott Van Pelt, I'm more sure of that than ever. They present a convincing case that our higher education system will undergo a disruption that is "needed and inevitable."—George Leef, The James G. Martin Center for Academic RenewalA valuable resource that sheds light on the issues confronting higher education today while simultaneously serving as a clarion call to action for educators, policymakers, and students alike.—Kate El-Hillow, Russell InvestmentsTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction. Where You Look Determines What You SeePart One. Looking BackwardChapter One. The Industrial Revolution and the Transformation of AmericaChapter Two. Criticism, Denial, and InnovationChapter Three. New Models and DiffusionChapter Four. Standardization, Consolidation, and ScalingChapter Five. TransformationPart Two. Looking ForwardChapter Six. A Demographic Sea ChangeChapter Seven. An Emerging Knowledge EconomyChapter Eight. A Technological RevolutionChapter Nine. AdaptationPart Three. Looking SidewaysChapter Ten. The Music IndustryChapter Eleven. The Film IndustryChapter Twelve. The Newspaper IndustryChapter Thirteen. DisruptionPart Four. Looking at the PanoramaChapter Fourteen. What Will Change? Chapter Fifteen. How and When Will Change Occur?Chapter Sixteen. What Should Higher Education and Policy Makers Do?BibliographyIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press The Great Upheaval
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Johns Hopkins University Press From Upheaval to Action
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Barcharts, Inc GRE Verbal Reasoning
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Temple University Press,U.S. Merger Games
Book SynopsisThe story of one of the most public failures in healthcare consolidationTrade Review"Swazey writes a detailed history.... [She] reveals the difficulty of merging the nonprofit, for-profit, and medical education cultures of American health care. She shows how a combination of corporate hubris, ambitious vision, and the sheer complexity of the merger—with its many players and multiple allegiances—doomed it to fail. The book demonstrates on a micro level the complexity of American health care, showing how on-the-ground considerations are driven by larger policy goals. VERDICT...an informative read." —Library JournalTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction: "Ethnography Becomes History" The Players: People and Organizations Prologue. "Honoring the Past, Creating the Future." The Last Commencements of the HU and MCP Schools of Medicine and the First Commencement of the MCP&HU School of Medicine Part I. Let the Games Begin 1. Setting the Stage: Hahnemann, MCP, and Allegheny 2. Entering the Merger Arena 3. If At First You Don't Succeed: The Acquisition of Hahnemann 4. "Our Maximum Leader:" Sherif S. Abdelhak Part II. Merger Landscapes 5. Corporate, Higher Education, and Hospital Merger Arenas 6. Merger Patterns: Human and Organizational Upheavals Part III. Merger Games 7. Who and What We Are: Creating an Organizational Image and Identity Chapter 8. Consolidation Calendar: Tasks and Timetables 9. "Merger Guinea Pigs:" The Medical Students 10. Upsizings: Institutional Expansions 11. And Downsizings: Institutional Contractions Part IV. End Games 12.AHERF, AHERF Sat on A Wall, AHERF, AHERF Had a Great Fall 13. Saving the University 14. No One Could Put AHERF Together Again 15. End Games: 2002-2003 References
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Temple University Press,U.S. Building Drexel
Book SynopsisPublished in conjunction with Drexel University's 125th anniversary, Building Drexel chronicles the founding of the university by Anthony J. Drexel through to the present day. The editors and contributors create a prismatic discussion of the university and its evolution. Richly illustrated chapters cover the architectural history of notable Drexel buildings; the role of Drexel in Philadelphia's modern history; its Greek life; sportsparticularly Drexel's history in the Big 5; and each of the university's schools and colleges. There is a history of the medical college and law school, plus the creation of new schools such as those of biomedical engineering, science and health systems. Building Drexel also documents the civil rights history of Drexel and its urban planning history in relation to the racially diverse Powelton Village and Mantua neighborhoods it borders. This commemorative volume shows the development of the university both in the city and in the world. Contributors in
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Wolters Kluwer Clear and Effective Legal Writing
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Wolters Kluwer Casenote Legal Briefs for Civil Procedure Keyed
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