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Academics 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...

Advisors face quite a challenge as they sort through the daunting and ever-changing world of nationally competitive undergraduate and graduate fellowships in order to assist talented students searching for funding for exceptional academic opportunities...

How are we to understand the nature and value of higher education's public purposes, mission, and work in a democratic society? How do - and how should - academic professionals contribute to and participate in civic life in their practices as scholars,...

In Ohio University, 1804-2004, a collaborative history published in celebration of the university's bicentennial, Betty Hollow's lively narrative depicts the historical, academic, and cultural events that shaped the school's growth. Short sketches...

In Ohio University, 1804-2004, a collaborative history published in celebration of the university's bicentennial, Betty Hollow's lively narrative depicts the historical, academic, and cultural events that shaped the school's growth. Short sketches...

E. Culpepper Clark's book is a well-researched and crisply written narrative that draws its energy from the drama of the desegregation crisis in the postwar South...The first part of the story, covering the period 1943-57, centers on the admission to and...

Most of us think that valedictorians can write their own ticket. By reaching the top of their class they have proven their merit, so their next logical step should be to attend the nation's very best universities. Yet in "Top Student, Top School?",...

America's public universities educate 80 per cent of our nation's college students. But in the wake of rising demands on state treasuries, changing demographics, growing income inequality, and legislative indifference, many of these institutions have...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780874216219Author T.R. JohnsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 326Imprint Utah State University PressPublisher Utah State University PressWeight(grams) 541g

New possibilities for graduate study and careers in the humanities.While the humanities remain as necessary as ever, the shrinking academic job market has led scholars to rethink the nature and purpose of graduate school in these fields. Highlighting...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807766767Author Rebecca S NatowFormat PaperbackImprint Teachers College PressPublisher Teachers College Press

The institution of tenure - once a cornerstone of American colleges and universities - is rapidly eroding. Today, the majority of faculty positions are part-time or limited-term appointments, a radical change that has resulted more from circumstance than...

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and other minority institutions (MIs) represent a valuable resource to expand the Department of Defense's (DoD) government and extramural workforce and science and technology enterprise. The more than...

We live in divisive and polarizing times, often remaining in comfortable social bubbles and experiencing few genuine interactions with people who are different or with whom we disagree. Stepping out and turning to one another is difficult but necessary...

Contested Issues in Troubled Times provides student affairs educators with frameworks to constructively think about and navigate the contentious climate they are increasingly encountering on campus. The 54 contributors to this volume, through a format of...

This book provides step-by-step guidelines for setting up, planning, and facilitating mentoring programs for new faculty members, whether one-on-one, or using a successful group model developed and refined over twenty-five years by the authors. While it...

Academic Working Lives examines the ways in which lecturers and their roles have developed in the modern academic workplace. The book offers insights into changing occupational roles, institutions and the adaptations around flexible and mobile ...

Higher education today faces numerous challenges, from quality to cost. But the fact that fewer than sixty percent of college freshmen graduate in six years and fewer than forty percent earn an associate degree in three years turns few heads. The dropout...

People move out to move up. As in the case with other migrant groups, the mobility experienced by international students is a form of social mobility, and one that requires access from a host state. But there are multiple institutions with which students...

The presence and experiences of Black people at elite universities have been largely underrepresented and erased from institutional histories. This book engages with a collection of these experiences that span half a century and reflect differences in...

Universities across North America and beyond are experiencing growing demand for off-campus, experiential learning. Exploring the foundations of what it means to learn "out there," Out There Learning is an informed, critical investigation of...

All over the world new ideas and models emerge on how to organize the higher education sector and its institutions. The contributions in this volume identify the most influential transnational models and investigate their origins and mechanisms of...

How are the human and institutional systems fundamental to succeeding in academia? In graduate school we are trained how to be scholars, and maybe how to be effective teachers. But there is much more to being a college or university faculty member—and...

"As an archetypal student success higher-educator myself, I did not enter this profession intentionally….But my life experiences did prepare me to be very successful at this work. So, what are those experiences, and types of knowledge, insight, skills...

This original and challenging book introduces the ground-breaking concept of ‘invisible education’, theorising it with critical posthuman concepts and demonstrating it through a wide range of empirical research. Invisible education is the learning that...

This edited collection explores diverse perspectives about today's college students from a variety of higher education stakeholders-including faculty, researchers, policymakers, administrators, parents, and students themselves. All too often, those...

Being an Effective Programme Leader in Higher Education is a practical guide designed to help navigate the complex academic, pastoral, and administrative challenges that come with working in this position. This book looks at topics such as...

Studies have shown the disparities between urban and rural students accessing elite universities in China, a phenomenon which Xu explores in this groundbreaking book. She argues that such disparities follow a Bourdieusian capital approach showing how...

The vitality of the innovation economy in the United States depends on the availability of a highly educated technical workforce. A key component of this workforce consists of engineers, engineering technicians, and engineering technologists. However,...

The National Academy of Engineering's 2012 forum, "Educating Engineers: Preparing 21st Century Leaders in the Context of New Modes of Learning," opened with presentations by six speakers who looked at the future of engineering and engineering...

Surveys of employers continually highlight the need for better communication skills among recent college graduates. Yet, writing instruction in higher education serves far more than a transactional purpose. Writing facilitates learning, helps students...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780816529810Author Lee C. DrickamerFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint University of Arizona PressPublisher University of Arizona Press

Now 200 years into its remarkable history, the University of Michigan remains at the vanguard of what it means to be a great modern public university. The University's Bicentennial in 2017 is an ideal opportunity to reflect on the path that Michigan has...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611862553Author Lorlene HoytFormat PaperbackImprint Michigan State University PressPublisher Michigan State University PressWeight(grams) 417g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781487592127Author Howard Mumford JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint University of Toronto PressPublisher University of Toronto PressWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781487591427Author Robin S HarrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint University of Toronto PressPublisher University of Toronto PressWeight(grams) 327g

With a perpetually tight job market, the road to an academic career can be a rocky and frustrating one. There are lots of questions, and this book attempts to provide good, frank answers to them. The three authors, with more than 75 years of combined...

When Richard Alan Stikeman, an incredible businessman, community leader, and family man, died from malignant mesothelioma, his family, friends, and community established the Stikeman Fund for Surgical Advancement and the Stikeman Visiting Professorship...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781487591403Author Robin S HarrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 204Imprint University of Toronto PressPublisher University of Toronto PressWeight(grams) 304g

In 2005, Adrian College was home to 840 enrolled students and had a tuition income of $8.54 million. By fall of 2011, enrollment had soared to 1,688, and tuition income had increased to $20.45 million. For the first time in years, the small liberal arts...