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The idea of a university The idea of a university John Henry Newman A series of lectures about the purpose of Universities in society. OL1144814W
Financial Aid for African Americans Financial Aid for African Americans Gail A. Schlachter,R. David Weber,Gail Ann Schlachter There are billions of dollars available to African American undergraduate and graduate students (from accounting to zoology). OL13750798W
To hate like this is to be happy forever To hate like this is to be happy forever Will Blythe "It is a basketball rivalry that simply has no equal. Duke vs. North Carolina is Ali vs. Frazier, the Giants vs. the Dodgers, the Red Sox vs. the Yankees. Hell, it's bigger than that. This is the Dem… OL15845558W
Creating campus cultures Creating campus cultures Samuel D. Museus "Many colleges and universities have not engaged in a critical self-examination and transformation of the cultures of their campuses that can lead to most effectively serving racially diverse student… OL16014460W
Conducting educational research Conducting educational research Tuckman, Bruce W. "Conducting Educational Research helped students understand and apply the most important principles of scholarly investigation. Now in its 6th edition, this research textbook includes updates such as… OL16215555W
General education essentials General education essentials Paul Hanstedt "Every year, hundreds of small colleges, state schools, and large, research-oriented universities across the United States (and, increasingly, across Europe and Asia) are revisiting their core and ge… OL16547323W
A complete guide to professional, vocational and academic qualifications in the UK A complete guide to professional, vocational and academic qualifications in the UK Kogan Page Ltd A guide to every recognized qualification on offer in the United Kingdom. It is useful to careers advisors, students and employers. It includes a comprehensive description of the structure of further… OL16947355W
How to manage your postgraduate course How to manage your postgraduate course Lucinda M. Becker Becker presents a text designed to help readers to make the transition from a first degree or from the workplace to a postgraduate course. OL16992992W
Excellent Sheep Excellent Sheep William Deresiewicz This book is a groundbreaking manifesto about what our nation's top schools should be -- but aren't -- providing: "The ex-Yale professor effectively skewers elite colleges, their brainy but soulless … OL17364755W
The new education The new education Cathy N. Davidson Our current system of higher education dates to the period from 1865 to 1925, when the nation's new universities created grades and departments, majors and minors, in an attempt to prepare young peop… OL17829025W
Learner-Centered Teaching Learner-Centered Teaching Maryellen Weimer In this second edition of the classic work Learner-Centered Teaching, Maryellen Weimer -- one of the nation's most highly regarded authorities on effective college teaching -- offers a comprehensive … OL17875610W
The diversity challenge The diversity challenge Jim Sidanius "The Diversity Challenge - the largest and most comprehensive study to date on college campus diversity - synthesizes over five years' worth of research by an interdisciplinary team of experts to exp… OL18773247W
Campus confidential Campus confidential Jacques Berlinerblau "A tenured prof. breaks ranks to reveal what's wrong with American higher education and how it affects you. Professors can be underpaid. Marginalized. Over-reviewed. But one fact remains: The success… OL19714209W
Coping with stress at university Coping with stress at university Stephen Palmer,Angela Puri Coping with Stress at University comprehensively covers the main problems and stresses that a student may experience during their university career. Looking at university life from a variety of angle… OL19838005W
Getting Ahead as an International Student Getting Ahead as an International Student Dave Burnapp How can I adapt to life at an English speaking university? How can I get good grades? This book unravels the background and culture of English speaking universities. It explains how you may be expect… OL19852819W
Changing the playbook Changing the playbook Howard P. Chudacoff "One of the great attractions of American sports is the speed with which they move. Another is that every championship season will hold their banners and trophies in places of honor. And still anothe… OL20023112W
The doctoral examination process The doctoral examination process Carolyn Jackson,Penny Tinkler "It also incorporates a wealth of information that most supervisors and examiners only acquire through years of experience ... this book deserves to be widely read and, if it is, it should contribute… OL20886352W
An introduction to language An introduction to language Victoria A. Fromkin,Victoria Fromkin "An Introduction to Language is the ideal text for students at all levels and in many different areas of instruction, including linguistics, English, education, foreign languages, psychology, anthrop… OL2768236W
Doctoral study in contemporary higher education Doctoral study in contemporary higher education Howard Green,Stuart Powell How can the full range of doctoral study in the UK be best described? What are the key features that are driving change to the system? What are the implications of current initiatives and the increas… OL27971244W
The Bologna process The Bologna process Bob Reinalda,Ewa Kulesza xiv, 229 p. : 22 cm OL4854474W
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