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Historical and contemporary perspectives on the role of support networks in creating community and contributing to Black students' success in different postsecondary settings.Black Student Support Networks shows how Black undergraduate and graduate...

A rich, authentic account of eight young Black men's experiences on their paths to and through college.Drawing on interviews that span over seven years, Derrick R. Brooms provides detailed accounts of a select group of Black young men's pathways from...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798369382875Author Mohammed Amin AlmaiahFormat HardbackPage Count 300Imprint Igi Global Scientific PublishingPublisher Igi Global Scientific...

The HBCU Sisterhood: Testimonies of Triumph and Transformation is a powerful, first-of-its-kind anthology that pulls back the curtain on one of the most extraordinary leadership legacies in American history. For the first time, eight pioneering Black...

The HBCU Sisterhood: Testimonies of Triumph and Transformation is a powerful, first-of-its-kind anthology that pulls back the curtain on one of the most extraordinary leadership legacies in American history.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798337338781Author Nguyen Duc SonFormat PaperbackPage Count 600Imprint Information Science ReferencePublisher IGI Global

The University of Alabama: A Guide to the Campus and Its Architecture is a richly illustrated guidebook to the architecture and development of the University of Alabama's campus as it has evolved over the last two centuries.In 1988 the University of...

Explores the complex interplay of race and culture in the doctoral experiences of African American students.Sankofa reexamines doctoral education through the lens of African American and Black experiences. Drawing on the African diasporic legacy of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798369371435Author M. Mahruf C. ShohelFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Information Science PublishingPublisher IGI Global

The first book to address campus crises that's by and for faculty, staff, and students-the true heart of higher ed and the people who make it work.Higher education is in crisis-and there's no shortage of books by campus leaders about how to fix it. This...

In Degrees of Failure, Randle Nelsen brings together such diverse topics as campus parking, college sports, helicopter parents, edu-business as edu-tainment, and technology in teaching to show how continuing inequities, grounded in large part upon social...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646428113Author Orly ClergeFormat PaperbackPage Count 164Imprint University Press of ColoradoPublisher University Press of Colorado

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646428106Author Orly ClergeFormat HardbackPage Count 164Imprint University Press of ColoradoPublisher University Press of Colorado

First longue duree transnational history of a university, surveying its cross-border ties and offering a new model for writing university history.Since its foundation in 1425, Leuven University has always been a transnational institution. Decentering...

Higher Education and SDG12 focuses on how higher education institutions worldwide are furthering Sustainable Development Goal 12 'Responsible Consumption and Production' through the integration of knowledge and practice toward sustainability in their...

This co-edited book provides doctoral candidates with a practical, cross-discipline handbook for successfully navigating the doctoral process - from initial program selection to the final dissertation defense and preparing for the faculty interview...

Across the country, flagship universities and liberal arts colleges, regional state campuses and Ivy League institutions continue to adapt to a globalized economy. One key internationalization strategy is study abroad. But who gets to have an overseas...

This practical book will help Black language scholars make informed decisions throughout their academic careers: as a doctoral student, while on the academic job market, when beginning a new faculty position, when transitioning from early-career to...

This practical book will help Black language scholars make informed decisions throughout their academic careers: as a doctoral student, while on the academic job market, when beginning a new faculty position, when transitioning from early-career to...

This book reminds university engineering faculty, staff, and administration of the compelling need to better prepare engineering education students for the workforce by developing an entrepreneurial mindset. To meet the need, this book provides an...

The central claim of this volume is that higher education institutions that seek to educate their students for freedom and liberation-the idea behind the liberal arts-must be prepared to embrace the truths they pursue and to lean into the reconciliation...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781003864240Author Heather E. BurtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint RoutledgePublisher Taylor & Francis Ltd

Protests against racial injustice and anti-Blackness have swept across elite colleges and universities in recent years, exposing systemic racism and raising questions about what it means for Black students to belong at these institutions. In Black Space,...

Historical and contemporary perspectives on the role of support networks in creating community and contributing to Black students' success in different postsecondary settings.Black Student Support Networks shows how Black undergraduate and graduate...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780826514257Author Paul K. ConkinFormat HardbackPage Count 472Imprint Vanderbilt University PressPublisher Vanderbilt University PressWeight(grams)...

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We live in a golden age of technological innovation and commercialization, which has enhanced value creation and prosperity, significantly transforming our daily lives from physical to digital. While universities have played a critical role in this...

This open access volume is a call to action and a toolbox for educators, administrators, community engagement specialists, and workforce developers who want to make their course content, institutional commitments, and outreach projects relevant to...

In 1918, the Church of God established a Bible training school in Cleveland, Tennessee. Meant to be the Christian training arm of the denomination, the school grew to include a high school, music school, and junior college at its campus in Sevierville,...

Reveals the role of time in reproducing inequalities as students navigate rural-to-urban, cross-border, and transnational higher education.Can a student inherit time? What difference does time make to their educational journeys and outcomes? The Time...

This book considers the politics of patronage appointments at the universities in Glasgow, Edinburgh and St Andrews. Emerson explores the ways in which 388 men secured posts in three Scottish universities between 1690 and 1806: from the purge following...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798337375199Author Mustafa KayyaliFormat PaperbackPage Count 344Imprint Information Science ReferencePublisher IGI Global

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798337335179Author Avril A.N. EdwardsFormat PaperbackPage Count 496Imprint Information Science ReferencePublisher IGI Global

This work explores in detail how innovative academic activism can transform our everyday workplaces in contexts of considerable adversity. Personal essays by prominent scholars provide critical reflections on their institution-building triumphs and...

The influence of austerity measures and neoliberal ideologies has sparked discussions about the relevance and value of academic institutions, particularly in the humanities and social sciences. Universities are redirecting academic focus towards greater...

This workbook is a supplement to the textbook Scaffolding the Language of Power: An Apprenticeship in Doctoral-Level Writing. One of the features of the textbook is accompanying activities that are scaffolded and carefully sequenced to help students...

When viewed from the technical vantage point of an architect, the discerning eye of an artist, or sociocultural perspective of a historian, the remarkable buildings of Louisiana State University reveal not only a legacy that goes back to the Renaissance...

Black women earn 67% of all doctorates earned by Blacks in the United States, yet their presence in higher education as tenured professors remains dismally low. This drastic gap between educational attainment and employment can largely be traced to the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781646427956Author Kelly RitterFormat HardbackPage Count 298Imprint University Press of ColoradoPublisher University Press of Colorado

The Inclusive Training Playbook for Higher Education is an essential resource that offers over 100 practical ways to make training sessions more inclusive for learners from underrepresented and marginalised groups.Drawing on the expertise of equity,...